Overview
Work with world-class faculty, including theorists, observers and instrumentalists, on NASA- and NSF-funded projects to discover new planets, trace the evolution of stars and galaxies, explore the origin and development of the universe, build space-flight hardware, and design instruments for telescopes and satellites.
Students in this Astrophysics program at Arizona State University take graduate-level courses in stars and interstellar media, galaxies, and cosmology; obtain quantitative skills through analysis and modelling; may have observing opportunities through regional and international telescope observatories; and conduct independent, fundamental, astrophysical research.
Graduate students work closely with a research advisor on a wide range of topics including theoretical physics, cosmology, galaxy dynamics, stellar evolution, exoplanets, and developing and building instrumentation.
Career examples include:
- astrophysics professor
- data scientist
- instrument builder
- project manager
- research astronomer
- telescope operator
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Stars and Interstellar Medium
- Astrophysics
- Galaxies and Cosmology
- Origins of Solar Systems
- Exploring Exoplanets
- Water in the Solar System
- Astronomical Instrumentation and Data Analysis
- Astrostatistics
- Spectroscopy for Astrophysics
- Radio Astronomy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
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Physics Astronomy & Space Sciences View 34 other PhDs in Astronomy & Space Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
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Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution.
- graduate admissions application and application fee
- official transcripts
- statement of purpose
- three letters of recommendation
- proof of English proficiency
Tuition Fee
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International
26964 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1605 USD per credit during 60 months. -
National
24729 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1472 USD per credit during 60 months. -
In-State
15069 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 897 USD per credit during 60 months.
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