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Harvard University PhD in Physics

37 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Harvard University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in physics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Physics from Harvard Cost?

$50,654 Average Tuition and Fees

Harvard Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

In State Out of State
Tuition $49,448 $49,448
Fees $1,206 $1,206

Does Harvard Offer an Online PhD in Physics?

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

Harvard Doctorate Student Diversity for Physics

37 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
27.0% Women
21.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 37 doctor’s degrees in physics awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in physics in 2019-2020, 27.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 21.6% of physics doctor’s degree recipients at Harvard in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 11%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 15
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

PhD in Physics Focus Areas at Harvard

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Physics 34
Atomic/Molecular Physics 3

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 16
Chemistry 18

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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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