PhD Materials Science and Engineering at University of Arizona

Programme overview

In the Materials Science & Engineering doctoral program, you will study with a world-class faculty who are pioneering innovations in the field, both on campus and at the department's off-campus research facility, the Arizona Materials Laboratory. You will be encouraged to lead collaborative research projects in areas as diverse as high-tech ceramics; nonlinear optical materials; sol-gel and biomimetic processing; extractive and physical metallurgy; and polymers in electronic packaging.

Faculty: College of Engineering | Duration: 6 years / 63 units | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tucson, AZ, United States

What you will study

General Requirements . The Ph.D. program in The Department of Materials Science and Engineering includes the following required elements: 1. Satisfactory completion of the MSE qualifying examination. 2. The selection of a faculty Advisory/Dissertation Committee. This Committee will be composed of a minimum of three members.

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Entry requirements

Graduate College minimum (applies to all programmes; departments may add requirements): regionally accredited bachelor's degree or comparable international degree and a minimum 3.00 GPA for degree programmes on a 4.00 scale. The Graduate College does not require the GRE, though individual programmes may. Programme-specific requirements are listed in the Graduate Admissions Guide.

Domestic applicants: USD 15,500 a year (2026-27). FY 2027 published base tuition for the Resident Graduate rate band, which applies to main-campus graduate programmes. Excludes mandatory fees, college fees, program fees and differential tuition, housing and meal plans. Source

International applicants: USD 35,800 a year (2026-27). FY 2027 published base tuition for the Non-Resident Graduate rate band, which applies to main-campus graduate programmes. Excludes mandatory fees, college fees, program fees and differential tuition, housing and meal plans. Source

Spring semester begins January 13 and fall semester begins August 23 for undergraduate international students; for graduate students spring begins January 14 and fall August 25.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.arizona.edu/admissions

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