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University of Wisconsin - Madison PhD in Physical Sciences

84 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Physical Sciences is a program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Physical Sciences from UW - Madison Cost?

$12,197 Average Tuition and Fees

UW - Madison Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,503 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $670 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 $10,728 $24,054
Fees $1,469 $1,469

Does UW - Madison Offer an Online PhD in Physical Sciences?

UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison Online Learning page.

UW - Madison Doctorate Student Diversity for Physical Sciences

84 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
40.5% Women
14.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 84 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 40.5% of the students who received their PhD in physical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 34.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 14.3% of physical sciences doctor’s degree recipients at UW - Madison in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 47
International Students 23
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

PhD in Physical Sciences Focus Areas at UW - Madison

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Astronomy & Astrophysics 3
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 6
Chemistry 47
Geological & Earth Sciences 7
Physics 21

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*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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