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Purdue University - Main Campus MS in Physics

13 Master's Degrees Awarded

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

Physics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in physics, 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 Master’s in Physics from Purdue Cost?

$9,992 Average Tuition and Fees

Purdue Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $348 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,208 $28,010
Fees $784 $784

Does Purdue Offer an Online MS in Physics?

Purdue does not offer an online option for its physics master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.

Purdue Master’s Student Diversity for Physics

13 Master's Degrees Awarded
30.8% Women
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 13 students received their master’s degree in physics. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 30.8% of the students who received their MS in physics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a master’s degree at Purdue in physics at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
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 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MS in Physics Focus Areas at Purdue

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Physics 13

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 7
Geological & Earth Sciences 7

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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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