University of Southern California Bachelor’s in Cognitive Science

61 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Cognitive Science is a concentration offered under the cognitive science major at University of Southern California. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in cognitive science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
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How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Cognitive Science from USC Cost?

$60,275 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

USC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at USC was $1,995 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$59,260	$59,260
Fees	$1,015	$1,015
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$16,398	$16,398
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,278	$2,278

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Does USC Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Cognitive Science?

USC does not offer an online option for its cognitive science bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.

USC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Cognitive Science

61 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

68.9% Women

47.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 61 students received their bachelor’s degree in cognitive science. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 68.9% of the cognitive science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62.7%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science at USC in 2019-2020, 47.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 54%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	25
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.