by our College Data Analytics TeamComputational Biology is a concentration offered under the biomathematics and bioinformatics major at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in computational biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at USC paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
| Fees | $835 | $835 |
USC does not offer an online option for its computational biology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in computational biology in 2019-2020, 44.4% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 44.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the computational biology doctor’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biostatistics | 6 |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.