University of South Carolina - Columbia MS in Physical Sciences

19 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of South Carolina - Columbia. 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, diversity of students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Master’s in Physical Sciences from UofSC Cost?

$14,137 Average Tuition and Fees

UofSC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UofSC was $1,240 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $572 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,737	$29,760
Fees	$400	$400

Does UofSC Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

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

UofSC Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

19 Master's Degrees Awarded

73.7% Women

10.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 19 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 73.7% 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 10.5% of physical sciences master’s degree recipients at UofSC in 2019-2020 were awarded to 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	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	10
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UofSC

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	8
Geological & Earth Sciences	7
Other Physical Science	4

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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