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University of Rochester MS in Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of Rochester. 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 if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Physical Sciences from University of Rochester Cost?

University of Rochester Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at University of Rochester paid an average of $1,784 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$49,792	$49,792
Fees	$713	$713

Does University of Rochester Offer an Online MS in Physical Sciences?

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

University of Rochester Master’s Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 60 master’s degrees in physical sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 31.7% of the physical sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 37.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in physical sciences at University of Rochester in 2019-2020, 6.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	27
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

MS in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at University of Rochester

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	16
Geological & Earth Sciences	6
Physics	28
Materials Sciences	10

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.