Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of Chicago. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’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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Part-time graduates at UChicago paid an average of $2,010 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $60,300 | $60,300 |
Fees | $1,248 | $1,248 |
Online degrees for the UChicago 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 UChicago Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in physical sciences in 2019-2020, 24.2% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 34.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 7.6% of the physical sciences doctor’s degrees at UChicago in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 27 |
International Students | 33 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Astronomy & Astrophysics | 2 |
Chemistry | 35 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 6 |
Physics | 23 |
*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.