by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysical Sciences is a program of study at University of California - Santa Cruz. 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 diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $26,544 |
| Fees | $2,408 | $2,408 |
Online degrees for the UC Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz Online Learning page.
Women made up around 37.9% of the physical sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 37.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.8% of the physical sciences master’s degrees at UC Santa Cruz in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 3 |
| Chemistry | 8 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 10 |
| Physics | 8 |
*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.