Overview

Department of Physics / Department of Physics is located in Duluth, MN, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Optional Final oral exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

15

Applied

8

Accepted

7

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

95

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	July 15th	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0 (preferred)

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 15
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

10

Total Graduate Students

70%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	10%
White or Caucasian	20%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (100%)

Female (0%)

Faculty

8

Total faculty

Full-time - 7

Part-time - 1

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Computational physics, neutrino physics, oceanography, computational particle physics, optics, condensed matter
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	111,000

Location & Contact

Address 1049 University Drive
Duluth, MN  55812-2496
United States

Contact Dr. Jonathan Maps
Head
Email: jmaps@d.umn.edu
Phone: 218-726-8125
Fax: 218-726-6942

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