by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysical Sciences is a program of study at Rice University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in physical sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Rice paid an average of $2,380 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are 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 physical sciences master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rice Online Learning page.
Women made up around 36.8% of the physical sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 37.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in physical sciences at Rice in 2019-2020, 10.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 30 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 35 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 9 |
| Physics | 13 |
*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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