University of Utah MS in Physical Sciences

50 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of Utah. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 U of U Cost?

$7,824 Average Tuition and Fees

U of U Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at U of U paid an average of $959 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $273 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	$6,666	$23,537
Fees	$1,158	$1,158

Does U of U Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

U of U 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 U of U Online Learning page.

U of U Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

50 Master's Degrees Awarded

40.0% Women

12.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 50 students received their master’s degree in physical sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in physical sciences in 2019-2020, 40.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.0% of the physical sciences master’s degrees at U of U in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	29
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at U of U

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	4
Chemistry	18
Geological & Earth Sciences	10
Physics	18

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.