by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Other Materials Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Materials Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Washington University in St Louis. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in materials science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WUSTL was $2,346 per credit hour 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 | $56,300 | $56,300 |
| Fees | $262 | $262 |
Online degrees for the WUSTL materials science doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WUSTL Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the materials science students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33.1%.
None of the materials science doctor’s degree recipients at WUSTL in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Materials Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Materials Sciences | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to materials sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | 17 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences | 3 |
| Physics | 16 |
*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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