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University of Southern California PhD in Computer Science

30 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Computer Science is a concentration offered under the computer science major at University of Southern California. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in computer 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Computer Science from USC Cost?

$48,715 Average Tuition and Fees

USC Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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$47,880$47,880
Fees$835$835

Does USC Offer an Online PhD in Computer Science?

Online degrees for the USC computer science doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.

USC Doctorate Student Diversity for Computer Science

30 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
10.0% Women
6.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 30 doctor’s degrees in computer science awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 10.0% of the students who received their PhD in computer science in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 19.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in computer science at USC in 2019-2020, 6.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 10%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White6
International Students22
Other Races/Ethnicities0

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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.

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