MA/MS in Physics

The Physics M.S. at the University of Minnesota Duluth belongs to the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the Swenson College of Science and Engineering. It stresses getting students into research projects early. Students can tailor work to their career goals, and some projects can be highly interdisciplinary. The program notes early hands-on research, research matched to personal aims and a small faculty-to-student ratio. The department says around half of its students continue to a physics Ph.D., while the others bring their training to industry or to advanced study in another science or engineering field. Most graduate students receive competitive assistantships that provide a tuition benefit, a stipend and subsidized health insurance, and a named fellowship can supplement those awards. Applicants follow Graduate School instructions plus program-specific deadlines.