PhD in Physics

Class Profile

Class Size

25

Average Age

28

Average Work Experience

2 Years

Diversity

Others:

10%

International:

2%

Virginia:

50%

Maryland:

25%

Washington, D.C.:

12%

Career Outcomes

Median Earnings After Graduation

$1,10,000 / year

Graduation Rate

71%

Job Placement

88%

Top recruiters

Accenture

KPMG

EY

IBM

Google

Amazon

Microsoft

Morgan Stanley

Oracle

McKinsey

Apple

Facebook

SAP

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

SpaceX

Dell Technologies

Meta

PWC

American Express

First Quantum Minerals

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

$36,477 / year

Overall Cost

$51,477 / year

FAQs

• What are the application deadlines? 3.8 What are the application deadlines?
  
  The priority deadline for students requesting financial support for Fall enrollment is Jan. 15 for domestic and Jan.1 for international students. There is not a priority deadline for Spring enrollment because nearly all financial support is given to students applying for Fall enrollment. For applicants not requesting financial support, the deadline for Fall enrollment is typically mid-July and the deadline for Spring is typically in mid-October. These are not fixed deadlines but rather depend on how fast COS can process the application. Note: No admission letter will be issued after July 1 for fall admission to international students residing outside the US.
• It will be difficult to get letters of recommendation from former professors. What should I do? 3.6 It will be difficult to get letters of recommendation from former professors. What should I do?
  
  Three letters of recommendation are required and ideally they should be from former professors who are in a position to evaluate an applicant's suitability for graduate studies. We receive many applications from students who did not enter graduate school immediately following undergraduate degree completion. In this case we understand that it may be difficult to get three letters from former professors, and this is taken into account by the application review committee.
• What are the qualifications for admission into the Physics PhD degree program?
  
  All applicants must satisfy the English Proficiency requirements. The nominal qualifications for applying to the Physics PhD program are stated in the catalog: "Those holding a baccalaureate degree in physics, astronomy, or engineering from an institution of higher education accredited by a Mason-recognized U.S. institutional accrediting agency or international equivalent who earned a GPA of 3.00 (out of 4.00) or higher are invited to apply for admission." "To apply for this program, prospective students should submit the George Mason University Admissions Application and its required supplemental documentation, and three letters of recommendation, preferably from former professors. The GRE-GEN is optional and the GRE subject test in physics is not required. A degree-seeking graduate applicant with a baccalaureate degree who has not met all admission requirements may be offered provisional admission if sufficient evidence is presented to suggest that the applicant has the ability to pursue graduate work." See https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/science/physics-astronomy/physics-phd/#admissionspoliciestext