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University of California - Berkeley MS in Physical Sciences

81 Master's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of California - Berkeley. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in physical sciences, 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 Physical Sciences from UC Berkeley Cost?

$14,245 Average Tuition and Fees

UC Berkeley Graduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,442 $26,544
Fees $2,803 $2,803

Does UC Berkeley Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

Online degrees for the UC Berkeley 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 UC Berkeley Online Learning page.

UC Berkeley Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

81 Master's Degrees Awarded
34.6% Women
21.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 81 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, 34.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 37.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 21.0% of physical sciences master’s degree recipients at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 31
International Students 29
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UC Berkeley

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 4
Chemistry 5
Geological & Earth Sciences 2
Physics 29
Materials Sciences 41

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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