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Princeton University PhD in Physical Sciences

56 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at Princeton University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in physical sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Physical Sciences from Princeton Cost?

$56,470 Average Tuition and Fees

Princeton Graduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $53,890 $53,890
Fees $2,580 $2,580

Does Princeton Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

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

Princeton Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

56 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
30.4% Women
10.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 56 students received their doctor’s degree in physical sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in physical sciences in 2019-2020, 30.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 34.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.7% of the physical sciences doctor’s degrees at Princeton in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 23
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at Princeton

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 7
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 4
Chemistry 20
Geological & Earth Sciences 10
Physics 15

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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