University of Minnesota - Twin Cities PhD in Physical Sciences

55 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in physical sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
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How Much Does a Doctorate in Physical Sciences from UMN Twin Cities Cost?

$19,221 Average Tuition and Fees

UMN Twin Cities Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UMN Twin Cities was $2,267 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $1,465 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$17,580	$27,204
Fees	$1,641	$1,641

Does UMN Twin Cities Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

UMN Twin Cities does not offer an online option for its physical sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMN Twin Cities Online Learning page.

UMN Twin Cities Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

55 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

32.7% Women

5.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 55 doctor’s degrees in physical sciences awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 32.7% of the students who received their PhD in physical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 34.0%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in physical sciences at UMN Twin Cities in 2019-2020, 5.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	32
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UMN Twin Cities

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics	1
Chemistry	31
Geological & Earth Sciences	4
Physics	19

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*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.

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