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University of Chicago PhD in Physics

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Physics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Physics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Chicago. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in physics, 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 Doctorate in Physics from UChicago Cost?

$61,548 Average Tuition and Fees

UChicago Graduate Tuition and Fees

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. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $60,300 $60,300
Fees $1,248 $1,248

Does UChicago Offer an Online PhD in Physics?

Online degrees for the UChicago physics 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.

UChicago Doctorate Student Diversity for Physics

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
8.7% Women
8.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 23 doctor’s degrees in physics handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 8.7% of the students who received their PhD in physics in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 20.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in physics at UChicago in 2019-2020, 8.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 11%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 9
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PhD in Physics Focus Areas at UChicago

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Physics 23

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physics.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 2
Chemistry 35
Geological & Earth Sciences 6

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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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