by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Physics is a concentration offered under the physics major at The Graduate Center, CUNY. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in general physics, 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at The Graduate Center paid an average of $965 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $560 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 | $9,930 | $23,160 |
| Fees | $480 | $480 |
The Graduate Center does not offer an online option for its general physics doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The Graduate Center Online Learning page.
About 18.8% of the students who received their PhD in general physics in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 20.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the general physics doctor’s degrees at The Graduate Center in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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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