University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MS in Physical Sciences

29 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in physical sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Physical Sciences from UNC Chapel Hill Cost?

$12,522 Average Tuition and Fees

UNC Chapel Hill Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill paid an average of $1,386 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $517 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	$10,552	$28,278
Fees	$1,970	$1,970

Does UNC Chapel Hill Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

Online degrees for the UNC Chapel Hill 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 UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.

UNC Chapel Hill Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

29 Master's Degrees Awarded

44.8% Women

13.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 29 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 44.8% of the physical sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 13.8% of physical sciences master’s degree recipients at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	18
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UNC Chapel Hill

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	7
Geological & Earth Sciences	15
Physics	5
Materials Sciences	2

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.

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