by our College Data Analytics TeamEngineering & Applied Physics is a concentration offered under the engineering physics major at California Institute of Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in applied physics, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Caltech paid an average of $486 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,570 | $54,570 |
| Fees | $2,079 | $2,079 |
Caltech does not offer an online option for its applied physics master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Caltech Online Learning page.
About 10.0% of the students who received their MS in applied physics in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 14.4%.
Around 20.0% of applied physics master’s degree recipients at Caltech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.