by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysical Sciences is a program of study at Vanderbilt University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in physical sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Vanderbilt paid an average of $2,087 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $50,082 | $50,082 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
Online degrees for the Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Online Learning page.
Women made up around 46.2% 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%.
Around 7.7% of physical sciences master’s degree recipients at Vanderbilt 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 | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 3 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 7 |
| Physics | 3 |
*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.
