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University of Southern California PhD in Physics

7 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

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

Physics is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Southern California. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in physics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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

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

Does USC Offer an Online PhD in Physics?

Online degrees for the USC physics 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 Physics

7 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
28.6% Women
There were 7 doctor’s degrees in physics awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in physics in 2019-2020, 28.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at USC in physics at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White1
International Students6
Other Races/Ethnicities0

PhD in Physics Focus Areas at USC

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Physics7

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physics.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Chemistry29
Geological & Earth Sciences13
Materials Sciences5

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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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