University of Massachusetts - Boston MS in Physical Sciences

8 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in physical sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
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How Much Does a Master’s in Physical Sciences from UMass Boston Cost?

$18,938 Average Tuition and Fees

UMass Boston Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMass Boston paid an average of $1,499 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $768 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$18,433	$35,980
Fees	$505	$505

Does UMass Boston Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

Online degrees for the UMass Boston physical sciences master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMass Boston Online Learning page.

UMass Boston Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

8 Master's Degrees Awarded

37.5% Women

12.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 8 master’s degrees in physical sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 37.5% of the physical sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 37.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in physical sciences at UMass Boston in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UMass Boston

Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	2
Physics	6

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.