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University of Vermont PhD in Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of Vermont. 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, and more.

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

How Much Does a Doctorate in Physical Sciences from UVM Cost?

UVM Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at UVM paid an average of $1,720 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $683 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,294	$30,960
Fees	$2,366	$2,366

Does UVM Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

UVM 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 UVM Online Learning page.

UVM Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 10 doctor’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

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in physical sciences in 2019-2020, 40.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.0%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 10.0% of physical sciences doctor’s degree recipients at UVM in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 12%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UVM

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	8
Materials Sciences	2

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.