by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Vanderbilt University. 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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Part-time graduates at Vanderbilt paid an average of $2,087 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $50,082 | $50,082 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
physics who receive their doctor’s degree from Vanderbilt make an average of $65,332 a year during the early days of their career. That is 44% lower than the national average of $117,200.
Online degrees for the Vanderbilt physics doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Vanderbilt Online Learning page.
Women made up around 37.5% of the physics students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20.0%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in physics at Vanderbilt in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 11%.
| 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 | 6 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Physics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Physics | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physics.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 3 |
| Chemistry | 12 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 3 |
| Materials Sciences | 2 |
*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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