The main focus area for this major is Molecular Genetics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Genetics is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in genetics, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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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. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $47,880 | $47,880 |
Fees | $835 | $835 |
USC does not offer an online option for its genetics master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.
None of the students who received their MS in genetics in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those students who received a master’s degree in genetics at USC in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Genetics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Molecular Genetics | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to genetics.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 13 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 35 |
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 16 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 4 |
Pharmacology & Toxicology | 4 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.