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University of Southern California PhD in Communication & Media Studies

14 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is Speech Communication. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Communication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in communications, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Communications from USC Cost?

$48,715 Average Tuition and Fees

USC Graduate Tuition and Fees

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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$47,880$47,880
Fees$835$835

Does USC Offer an Online PhD in Communications?

USC does not offer an online option for its communications 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.

USC Doctorate Student Diversity for Communications

14 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
78.6% Women
28.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 14 students received their doctor’s degree in communications. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 78.6% of the communications students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 61.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in communications at USC in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White4
International Students6
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in Communications Focus Areas at USC

Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Speech Communication14

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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