University of Southern California MA in Linguistics

Linguistics is a concentration offered under the linguistics and comparative literature major at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in linguistics, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Linguistics 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 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 MA in Linguistics?

USC does not offer an online option for its linguistics 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.

USC Master’s Student Diversity for Linguistics

4 Master's Degrees Awarded

75.0% Women

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 4 master’s degrees in linguistics handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 75.0% of the linguistics students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.2%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the linguistics master’s degree recipients at USC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	0
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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Related Major	Annual Graduates
Comparative Literature	4

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*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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