by our College Data Analytics TeamComputer Science is a concentration offered under the computer science major at Cornell University. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Cornell was $1,575 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 State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $29,500 | $29,500 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
Cornell 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 Cornell Online Learning page.
Women made up around 15.8% of the computer science students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 19.1%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in computer science at Cornell in 2019-2020, 5.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 10%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 12 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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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