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Duke University PhD in Chemistry

16 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Chemistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Chemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Duke University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in chemistry, 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Chemistry from Duke Cost?

$59,140 Average Tuition and Fees

Duke Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Duke paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $57,900 $57,900
Fees $1,240 $1,240

Does Duke Offer an Online PhD in Chemistry?

Online degrees for the Duke chemistry doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Duke Online Learning page.

Duke Doctorate Student Diversity for Chemistry

16 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
6.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 16 doctor’s degrees in chemistry handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in chemistry in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 6.3% of chemistry doctor’s degree recipients at Duke in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 6
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Chemistry Focus Areas at Duke

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Chemistry 16

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Geological & Earth Sciences 5
Physics 13

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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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