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University of Southern California PhD in Engineering

123 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at University of Southern California. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Engineering 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 Engineering?

Online degrees for the USC engineering doctor’s degree program are not available 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 Engineering

123 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
26.8% Women
14.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 123 doctor’s degrees in engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 26.8% of the engineering students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in engineering at USC in 2019-2020, 14.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 12%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 20
International Students 85
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Engineering Focus Areas at USC

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 7
Biomedical Engineering 17
Chemical Engineering 13
Civil Engineering 8
Computer Engineering 1

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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