Overview

The PhD program in Physics at Arizona State University is intended for highly capable students who have the interest and ability to follow a career in independent research.

The recent advent of the graduate faculty initiative at ASU extends the spectrum of potential physics doctoral topics and advisors to include highly transdisciplinary projects.

Consequently, students and doctoral advisors can craft novel doctoral projects that transcend the classical palette of physics subjects. Transdisciplinary expertise of this nature is increasingly vital to modern science and technology.

Career Opportunities

As a professional physicist, graduates can advance the frontiers of physics by generating new knowledge in their subfield while working on the most challenging scientific problems at the forefront of human understanding.

Graduates find positions in a variety of settings, such as academic faculty, administration, government labs, industrial labs and management.

Physicists are valued for their analytical, technical and mathematical skills and find employment in a vast array of employment sectors, including:

academia
engineering
finance
technology

Programme Structure

Current areas of particular emphasis within the department include:

biological physics
cosmology
electron diffraction and imaging
nanoscale and materials physics
particle physics and astrophysics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 120 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-04-15 00:00:00

More details

The application deadline for full consideration for fall admission is January 31.

Language

English

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Credits

84 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Physics View 156 other PhDs in Physics in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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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 physics or a closely related area, from a regionally accredited institution.
Applicants must have had adequate undergraduate preparation equivalent to an undergraduate major of 30 credit hours in physics and 20 credit hours in mathematics.
Courses in analytic mechanics, electromagnetism and modern physics, including quantum mechanics, are particularly important.

All applicants must submit:

graduate admission application and application fee
official transcripts
personal statement
resume
three letters of recommendation
proof of English proficiency

Tuition Fee

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International

13482 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1605 USD per credit during 120 months.
National

12364 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1472 USD per credit during 120 months.
In-State

7534 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 897 USD per credit during 120 months.

Living costs for Tempe

900 - 1350 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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