by our College Data Analytics TeamChemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in chemistry, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,503 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $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 |
UW - Madison does not offer an online option for its chemistry master’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.
Women made up around 35.3% of the chemistry students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.3%.
Around 5.9% of chemistry master’s degree recipients at UW - Madison in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry | 16 |
| Environmental Chemistry | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 3 |
| Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 7 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 11 |
| Physics | 13 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.