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University of Southern California PhD in Speech Communication

14 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Speech Communication is a concentration offered under the communication and media studies major at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in speech communication, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Speech Communication 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. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

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

Does USC Offer an Online PhD in Speech Communication?

USC does not offer an online option for its speech communication 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 Speech Communication

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 speech communication. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in speech communication in 2019-2020, 78.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 62.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the speech communication doctor’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 4
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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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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