Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Courses and Fees 2026

Master of Science [M.S] [Physics] From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New YorkLocation
UniversitySchool type
Estd1824established year
7592enrollment
Private (Not for Profit)

Master of Science [M.S] (Physics)

2 years
Full Time
On Campus

Field of Study

$64,400 /Yr

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State-of-the art equipment for graduate students’ experimental research in optics and condensed matter physics is provided in the physics department. 

The equipment includes optical, electronic, and cryogenic instruments, surface science techniques and materials growth equipment. 

Examples are Atomic Force Microscopy, Auger Electron Spectroscopy, Ellipsometry, High-Resolution Low Energy Electron Diffraction, Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction, X-Ray Crystallography, and Super-Resolution Microscopy. 

Also available for research are terahertz radiation sources and ultrafast laser systems. 

Students engage in absorption, light scattering, and photoluminescence spectroscopy using systems operating from the terahertz frequency band to the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum.


Tuition Fees

Year1st Year Fees
Tuition Fees$64400

Other Expenses

HeadAvg Cost Per Year
Housing and Food$18560
Transportation$530

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IELTS

59 / 90

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