The University of Texas at El Paso PhD in Physical Sciences

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at The University of Texas at El Paso. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

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

$6,956 Average Tuition and Fees

UTEP Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UTEP was $828 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $316 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,682	$14,906
Fees	$1,274	$1,274

Does UTEP Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

Online degrees for the UTEP 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 UTEP Online Learning page.

UTEP Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

63.6% Women

45.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 11 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

Women made up around 63.6% of the physical sciences students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.0%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 45.5% of the physical sciences doctor’s degrees at UTEP in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.

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

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UTEP

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	5
Geological & Earth Sciences	6

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.