Overview

Department of Physics / Department of Physics is located in Houghton, MI, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Applied physics
(Graduate Certificate)	Frontiers in materials physics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Physics
Master of Science (MS)	Applied physics
(Graduate Certificate)	Big data statistics in astroph
Master of Science (MS)	Physics
(Graduate Certificate)	Advanced computational physics
(Graduate Certificate)	Frontiers - optics and photonics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	3
Doctoral Degrees	3
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE not required Thesis Required Thesis, Report or Course work option
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE not required Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Complete all course work and research credits, Pass Qualifying Examination, Pass Research Proposal Examination, Prepare and Submit Approved Dissertation, Pass Final Oral Defense

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

200

Applied

38

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	January 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	October 1st	September 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE not required
Master's Degree Requirements	Student Statements, Official Transcripts, 3 Letters of Recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE not required
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Student Statements, Official Transcripts, 3 Letters of Recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

44

Total Graduate Students

45%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	2.27%
White or Caucasian	47%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	4.55%

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (27%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Atmospheric physics, astrophysics, biophysics, materials physics, atomic/molecular physics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,448,939

Location & Contact

Address Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI  49931
United States

Contact Dr. Ravindra Pandey
Department Chair
Email: physics@mtu.edu
Phone: -487-2086
Fax: 906-487-2933

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