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University of Pennsylvania PhD in Computer Information Systems

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Computer & Information Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Computer Information Systems is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at University of Pennsylvania. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in CIS, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in CIS from UPenn Cost?

$41,760 Average Tuition and Fees

UPenn Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UPenn was $1,855 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$37,678$37,678
Fees$4,082$4,082

Does UPenn Offer an Online PhD in CIS?

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

UPenn Doctorate Student Diversity for CIS

15 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
6.7% Women
20.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 15 students received their doctor’s degree in CIS. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 6.7% of the students who received their PhD in CIS in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 22.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.0% of the CIS doctor’s degrees at UPenn in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White6
International Students6
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in CIS Focus Areas at UPenn

Computer Information Systems students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences15

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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