Overview

The Medical Physics program at Purdue University is closely aligned with biophysics, bioengineering, medical schools and health physics (radiation protection and control).

Our goal is to provide courses and experience with clinical systems to enhance problem-solving skills and individual thought to further advance the field of medical physics.

Program Highlights

You will be integrated into faculty laboratories and clinical facilities to work with faculty on a variety of research projects to advance disease diagnosis and treatment.

Clinical laboratories and internships are available in therapeutic and diagnostic physics at the Purdue Life Science MRI facility, in radiology at Purdue’s College of Veterinary Medicine and at Memorial Medical Hospital and in radiation oncology at the Indiana University School of Medicine Hospital.

Advanced coursework is offered in oncology, MRI theory and acquisition, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, PET/SPECT imaging and more.

Potential Careers

Scientist in industries associated with radiological and radiation therapy equipment and support

Scientist within state and federal government agencies

Therapeutic medical physicist

Diagnostic medical physicist

Medical health physicist

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Radiation Science

Radiation Detection and Measurement

Health Physics and Dosimetry

Radiation Biology

Medical Diagnostic Imaging

Radiation Oncology Physics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

West Lafayette, United States

Disciplines

Physics Public Health Health Sciences View 403 other Masters in Physics in United States

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General requirements

Applicants to the MP program are expected to have an undergraduate degree in physics, engineering or comparable academic training, such as Purdue’s B.S. degree in Pre-Medical Physics.

Minimum undergraduate coursework typically include: Analytic Geometry and Calculus (2 semester sequence), Multivariate Calculus and Differential Equations (1 semester), General Chemistry (2 semester sequence), Fundamentals of Biology (2 semester sequence), Human Anatomy and Physiology (2 semester sequence), Modern Mechanics, Electricity and Optics, Electricity and Optics Laboratory, Modern Physics, Modern Physics Lab, Intermediate Mechanics, and Quantum Mechanics, Elementary Statistical Methods

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Tuition Fees

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28520 USD / year

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28520 USD / year

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9718 USD / year

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Living costs

West Lafayette

United States

1096 - 1774 USD / month

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