Phd in Physics, Statistics and Data Science

Class Profile

Class Size

25

Average Age

30

Average Work Experience

3 Years

Diversity

Black or African American:

12%

Others:

8%

Two or more races:

5%

Asian:

15%

Hispanic or Latino:

12%

White:

48%

Career Outcomes

Median Earnings After Graduation

$1,10,000 / year

Graduation Rate

96%

Top recruiters

Accenture

Deloitte

KPMG

Google

Cisco

Apple

Cisco Systems

Facebook

Dell

HP

BHP

Tesla

Dell Technologies

HPE

Meta

Apple Inc.

Google Cloud

PayPal

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

$60,000 / year

Overall Cost

$75,000 / year

FAQs

• Can I substitute a similar or more advanced course for the PhysSDS requirements?

  

  Yes, this is possible for the “computation and statistics” and “data analysis” requirements, with permission of program co-chairs. Substitutions for the “probability” and “statistics” requirements will only be granted in exceptional cases. For Spring 2021, the following course has been approved as a substitution for the “computation and statistics” requirement: 18.408 (Theoretical Foundations for Deep Learning). The following course has been approved as a substitution for the “data analysis” requirement: 6.481 (Introduction to Statistical Data Analysis).

• If I have previous experience in Probability and/or Statistics, can I test out of these requirements?

  

  These courses are required by all of the IDPS degrees. They are meant to ensure that all students obtaining an IDPS degree share the same solid grounding in these fundamentals, and to help build a community of IDPS students across the various disciplines. Only in exceptional cases might it be possible to substitute more advanced courses in these areas.

• Can a course count both for the Physics degree requirements and the PhysSDS requirements?

  

  Yes, this is possible, as long as the courses are already on the approved list of requirements. E.g. 8.592 can count as a breadth requirement for a NUPAX student as well as a Data Analysis requirement for the PhysSDS degree

• Can I satisfy the requirements with courses taken at Harvard?

  

  Harvard CompSci 181 will count as the equivalent of MIT’s 6.867. For the status of other courses, please contact the program co-chairs.