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University of Southern California Doctorate in Social Work

152 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Social Work is a concentration offered under the social work major at University of Southern California. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in social work, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Social Work from USC Cost?

$48,715 Average Tuition and Fees

USC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USC was $1,995 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

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

Does USC Offer an Online Doctorate in Social Work?

USC does not offer an online option for its social work 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 Social Work

152 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
78.9% Women
58.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 152 doctor’s degrees in social work handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in social work in 2019-2020, 78.9% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 80.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 58.6% of the social work doctor’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 52
Hispanic or Latino 29
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2
White 56
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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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