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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus PhD in Physics

14 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. 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 Pitt Cost?

$24,468 Average Tuition and Fees

Pitt Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Pitt paid an average of $1,630 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $947 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $23,530 $39,898
Fees $938 $938

Does Pitt Offer an Online PhD in Physics?

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

Pitt Doctorate Student Diversity for Physics

14 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
14.3% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 14 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

Women made up around 14.3% of the physics students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 20.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Pitt in physics at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Physics Focus Areas at Pitt

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Physics 14

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 28
Geological & Earth Sciences 1

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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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