Overview

Our Computer Science graduate students play a critical role in the department's research program, and they become researchers, teachers, and scholars in the community, state, region, and nation.

Students completing the Ph.D. go on to find new ways to mine “big data” from the Internet, solve cyber security problems of national importance, create innovative visualization and graphics solutions, advance the use of modern IT infrastructure (such as cloud computing), and pursue inquiries at the frontiers of computer science understanding.

Careers

The Ph.D. program at The University of Alabama at Birmingham is research-oriented doctorate and provides computer science research opportunities for individuals who have a career goal of:

research and teaching at a university,
employment in industry or a national research lab, and
multidisciplinary research, such as biomedical computing.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Algorithms and Applications
Modern Cryptography
Data Sciences
Database Systems
Computer Architecture
Network Security
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Data Visualization
Natural Language Processing
Cloud Computing

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

27 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United States

Disciplines

Computer Sciences View 227 other PhDs in Computer Sciences in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

The typical B.S. applicant to the Ph.D. program will have done a major project as an undergrad, and the typical M.S. applicant to the Ph.D. program will have some research background.

An application package is considered in its entirety (there are no minimum cutoffs), but typical admission requirements include:

Grade Point Average (GPA): GPA of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) overall (or for the last 60 hours; preferably higher in computer science courses).
A clear statement of study plan, including specific graduate study objectives, discussion of research experience, and 1-2 areas of research interest.
A strong academic background in computer science and mathematics, including certain prerequisites.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

5006 USD / year

≈ 5006 USD / year
Out-of-State

4671 USD / year

≈ 4671 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

1905 USD / year

≈ 1905 USD / year

Living costs

Birmingham

United States

1019 - 1648 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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