by our College Data Analytics TeamNeurosciences is a concentration offered under the neurobiology and neurosciences major at Medical University of South Carolina. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in neurosciences, 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at MUSC paid an average of $1,341 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $807 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,333 | $24,304 |
| Fees | $1,369 | $1,369 |
MUSC does not offer an online option for its neurosciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MUSC Online Learning page.
About 60.0% of the students who received their PhD in neurosciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.6%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in neurosciences at MUSC in 2019-2020, 20.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.