by our College Data Analytics TeamEngineering & Applied Physics is a concentration offered under the engineering physics major at Rice University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in applied physics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Rice 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 | $47,306 | $47,306 |
| Fees | $607 | $607 |
Rice does not offer an online option for its applied physics doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rice Online Learning page.
About 50.0% of the students who received their PhD in applied physics in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the applied physics doctor’s degrees at Rice in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 11%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.