Overview

Work with world-class faculty, including theorists, observers and instrumentalists, on NASA- and NSF-funded projects to discover new planets, trace the evolution of stars and galaxies, explore the origin and development of the universe, build space-flight hardware, and design instruments for telescopes and satellites.

Students in this Astrophysics program at Arizona State University take graduate-level courses in stars and interstellar media, galaxies, and cosmology; obtain quantitative skills through analysis and modelling; may have observing opportunities through regional and international telescope observatories; and conduct independent, fundamental, astrophysical research.

Graduate students work closely with a research advisor on a wide range of topics including theoretical physics, cosmology, galaxy dynamics, stellar evolution, exoplanets, and developing and building instrumentation.

Career examples include:

astrophysics professor
data scientist
instrument builder
project manager
research astronomer
telescope operator

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Stars and Interstellar Medium
Astrophysics
Galaxies and Cosmology
Origins of Solar Systems
Exploring Exoplanets
Water in the Solar System
Astronomical Instrumentation and Data Analysis
Astrostatistics
Spectroscopy for Astrophysics
Radio Astronomy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

84 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tempe, United States

Disciplines

Physics Astronomy & Space Sciences View 190 other PhDs in Physics in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited institution.

All applicants must submit:

graduate admissions application and application fee
official transcripts
statement of purpose
three letters of recommendation
proof of English proficiency

Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

30348 USD / year

≈ 30348 USD / year
Out-of-State

27810 USD / year

≈ 27810 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

12940 USD / year

≈ 12940 USD / year

Living costs

Tempe

United States

900 - 1350 USD / month

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