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Entry-Level Master’s (MA)
of Occupational Therapy
Cost of Attendance

Please note: The Entry-Level Master’s program admitted its last class in 2021. This webpage is only for informational and retrospective reference.

The University of Southern California is a private institution where tuition is the same for all students. Residents of California, residents of other states, and international students all have the same tuition rate. Estimated cost of attendance is presented below.

Semester	# of Units	Estimated Tuition	USC Fees
Summer	8	$16,280	$485
Fall	18	$30,223 (flat fee)	$475
Spring	18	$30,223 (flat fee)	$475
Summer	2	$4,070	$180
Fall	16-18	$30,223 (flat fee)	$475
Spring	16-18	$30,223 (flat fee)	$475
Summer	2	$4,070	$180

USC Graduate Fees include: one-time $55 orientation fee, one-time $250 lab fee for OT516 (first summer semester), Student health service fee ($427/semester, summer $180), Student programming fee ($40/semester), Norman H. Topping Student Aid Fund ($8/semester).

Additional expenses may include: USC Financial Aid Office estimates annual graduate and doctoral student costs of $12,375 for housing, $6,110 for dining/meals, $1,200 for books and supplies, $2,316 for personal and miscellaneous and $2,459 for transportation.

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USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is accredited by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for the national certification examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. All states require licensure to practice; a felony conviction may affect a graduate’s ability to sit for the NBCOT® OTR certification examination or attain state licensure. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.