Rochester Institute of Technology MS in Physical Sciences

45 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at Rochester Institute of Technology. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in physical sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Physical Sciences from RIT Cost?

$50,442 Average Tuition and Fees

RIT Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at RIT 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	$50,136	$50,136
Fees	$306	$306

Does RIT Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

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

RIT Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

45 Master's Degrees Awarded

42.2% Women

8.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 45 master’s degrees in physical sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in physical sciences in 2019-2020, 42.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in physical sciences at RIT in 2019-2020, 8.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	34
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at RIT

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
General Physical Sciences	9
Astronomy & Astrophysics	3
Chemistry	13
Materials Sciences	20

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.