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University of Colorado Boulder PhD in Physical Sciences

87 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of Colorado Boulder. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Physical Sciences from CU - Boulder Cost?

$13,522 Average Tuition and Fees

CU - Boulder Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at CU - Boulder was $1,738 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $657 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,826 $31,284
Fees $1,696 $1,696

Does CU - Boulder Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

CU - Boulder does not offer an online option for its physical sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CU - Boulder Online Learning page.

CU - Boulder Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

87 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
28.7% Women
6.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 87 doctor’s degrees in physical sciences awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 28.7% of the students who received their PhD in physical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 34.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in physical sciences at CU - Boulder in 2019-2020, 6.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 63
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at CU - Boulder

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 11
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 10
Chemistry 19
Geological & Earth Sciences 9
Physics 38

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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