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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute PhD in Computer Science

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Computer Science is a concentration offered under the computer science major at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in computer science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Computer Science from RPI Cost?

$58,325 Average Tuition and Fees

RPI Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at RPI was $2,320 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$55,600$55,600
Fees$2,725$2,725

Does RPI Offer an Online PhD in Computer Science?

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

RPI Doctorate Student Diversity for Computer Science

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
26.7% Women
6.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 15 doctor’s degrees in computer science handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 26.7% of the computer science students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 19.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 6.7% of computer science doctor’s degree recipients at RPI in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 10%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White5
International Students9
Other Races/Ethnicities0

References

*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.

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