Overview

Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. / Department of Population and Public Health Sciences. is located in LOS ANGELES, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Public health data science
Master of Science (MS)	Clinical, biomedical & translational investigations
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Applied biostatistics & epidemiology
Master of Science (MS)	Biostatistics
Master of Science (MS)	Clinical, biomedical & translational investigations
Master of Science (MS)	Public health data science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Biostatistics
Master of Science (MS)	Molecular epidemiology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Epidemiology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	21
Doctoral Degrees	15

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

237

Applied

122

Accepted

37

Enrolled

Applying

90

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No
Winter deadline	May 15th	May 15th	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No
Summer deadline	March 1st	March 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$107,000

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership

Student Body

151

Total Graduate Students

42%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	2.65%
Black or African American	3.31%
White or Caucasian	19%
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.97%
Asian	20.53%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.32%
Unknown	5.96%

Gender

Male (34%)

Female (65%)

Faculty

54

Total faculty

Full-time - 47

Part-time - 7

Male (43)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Clinical trials in ophthalmology and cancer research, methods of analysis for epidemiological studies, genetic epidemiology, public health data science, biomedical & clinical investigations, environmental studies237
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	134,000

Location & Contact

Address 2001 N SOTO STREET, MC 9234
LOS ANGELES, CA  90032
United States

Contact KIM SIEGMUND
DIRECTOR, GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN BIOSTATISTICS EDUCATION
Email: KIMS@USC.EDU
Phone: 213-740-2311

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