by our College Data Analytics TeamMusic is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of Southern California. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in music, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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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 State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
| Fees | $835 | $835 |
music who receive their doctor’s degree from USC make an average of $37,208 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $33,965.
USC does not offer an online option for its music 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.
Women made up around 47.4% of the music students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 46.9%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in music at USC in 2019-2020, 28.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 10 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Music students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music Performance | 1 |
| Music Theory & Composition | 4 |
| Keyboard Instruments | 12 |
| Voice Performance | 3 |
| Jazz Studies | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to music.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 9 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 1 |
*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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