University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
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Graduation Statistics
88%
graduate within six years
- 89% within eight years
- 69% within four years
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10,676 Graduates
University of Southern California offers bachelors through doctoral degrees.
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
Faculty Overview
8,338 Faculty
Full Time
- 3,457 Instructional
- 312 Research
- 1,248 Public Service
Part Time
- 2,038 Instructional
- 260 Research
- 1,023 Public Service
Study Options
Distance Learning
Can't make it to the campus? This college has remote classroom options.
Study Abroad Opportunities
This college has programs to study and gain cultural experiences in countries around the world.
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Reviews: Academic Rigor
- Thomas from Houston, TX
“University of Southern California is among the top universities in the country, and keeps getting better. The professors at the university are all at the top of their fields,…”
- Dec-28-2009 » Read More
- Jordyn from Georgetown, SC
“I am in the Viterbi School of Engineering and USC has definitely taught me how to learn more so than anything else. I walked into my Computer Science major…”
- Jul-11-2009 » Read More
Programs & Majors
Graduates in 2009/2010 academic year.
| Architecture and Related Services | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | - | 7 | - |
| Architecture | 102 | 56 | - |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | - | 52 | 7 |
| Landscape Architecture | - | 9 | - |
| Real Estate Development | - | 60 | - |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| African-American/Black Studies | - | - | - |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 14 | 2 | 9 |
| Asian-American Studies | - | - | - |
| East Asian Studies | 1 | 4 | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other | 2 | - | - |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 4 | - | - |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 1 | - | - |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | 19 | - | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other | - | 1 | - |
| Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology | - | 9 | 15 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | - | - | 5 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 154 | 3 | 7 |
| Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Other | - | 5 | - |
| Biophysics | 4 | - | - |
| Biostatistics | - | 6 | - |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | - | 3 | - |
| Computational Biology | - | - | 9 |
| Epidemiology | - | - | 4 |
| Evolutionary Biology | - | - | - |
| Genetics, Other | - | - | 1 |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | - | 1 | - |
| Microbiology and Immunology | - | 6 | 4 |
| Microbiology, General | - | - | - |
| Molecular Biology | - | 2 | 8 |
| Molecular Genetics | - | - | 3 |
| Molecular Medicine | - | - | - |
| Molecular Pharmacology | - | 1 | 5 |
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | - | - | - |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | - | 4 | 6 |
| Physiology, General | - | 1 | 3 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 236 | 87 | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 861 | 630 | 8 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | - | - | - |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | - | 1 | - |
| Construction Management | - | 19 | - |
| Finance, General | - | - | - |
| Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General | - | - | - |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | - | 55 | - |
| Logistics and Materials Management | - | - | - |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | - | - | - |
| Restaurant/Food Services Management | - | - | - |
| Retailing and Retail Operations | - | - | - |
| Taxation | - | 81 | - |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast Journalism | 45 | 20 | - |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | - | 111 | - |
| Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 304 | 14 | 10 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | - | - | - |
| International and Intercultural Communication | - | 31 | - |
| Journalism | 39 | 51 | - |
| Public Relations/Image Management | 54 | 29 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence and Robotics | - | 8 | - |
| Computer and Information Systems Security | - | 5 | - |
| Computer Science | 38 | 388 | 30 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications, Other | - | - | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | - | 1 | - |
| Education | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | - | - | - |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | 33 | - |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | - | 1 |
| Education, General | - | 19 | 5 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | - | 152 |
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | - | - | - |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | - | 48 | - |
| Music Teacher Education | - | 14 | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | - | 189 | - |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | - | 32 | - |
| Engineering | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering | 55 | 78 | - |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 63 | 68 | 18 |
| Chemical Engineering | 28 | 22 | - |
| Civil Engineering, General | 36 | 3 | - |
| Civil Engineering, Other | 1 | - | - |
| Computer Engineering, General | 25 | 8 | 2 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | 58 | 429 | 2 |
| Engineering, Other | - | 109 | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 7 | 7 | - |
| Geotechnical Engineering | - | - | - |
| Industrial Engineering | 38 | 38 | 1 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | - | 4 | - |
| Materials Engineering | - | 13 | - |
| Materials Science | - | 4 | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | 55 | 73 | - |
| Operations Research | - | 16 | - |
| Petroleum Engineering | - | 13 | - |
| Structural Engineering | 26 | 46 | - |
| Systems Engineering | - | 84 | - |
| Transportation and Highway Engineering | - | 6 | - |
| English Language and Literature/Letters | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing | 56 | 42 | - |
| English Language and Literature, General | 45 | 6 | 26 |
| Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Comparative Literature | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| French Language and Literature | 6 | 2 | - |
| German Language and Literature | - | - | 1 |
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | - | 3 | 2 |
| Italian Language and Literature | 1 | - | - |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 1 | 1 | - |
| Linguistics | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Russian Language and Literature | 2 | - | - |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | - | 4 | 2 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 14 | - | - |
| History | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| History, General | 42 | 8 | 8 |
| History, Other | 1 | - | - |
| Legal Professions and Studies | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative Law | - | 3 | - |
| Law | - | - | 194 |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | - | 120 | - |
| Tax Law/Taxation | - | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 2 | - | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | - | 8 | - |
| Mathematics and Statistics | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | - | 4 | 3 |
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 2 | - | - |
| Financial Mathematics | 19 | 28 | - |
| Mathematics, General | 21 | 2 | 4 |
| Statistics, General | - | 10 | - |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerontology | 10 | 27 | 1 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | - | 3 | - |
| Human Biology | 14 | - | - |
| International/Global Studies | - | 21 | - |
| Marine Sciences | - | - | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1 | - | - |
| Neuroscience | 81 | 3 | 21 |
| Sustainability Studies | - | - | - |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 2 | - | - |
| Environmental Studies | 10 | - | - |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 34 | - | - |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethics | 6 | - | - |
| Jewish/Judaic Studies | - | - | - |
| Philosophy | 25 | - | 5 |
| Philosophy, Other | - | - | - |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2 | - | 1 |
| Physical Sciences | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronomy | - | - | - |
| Chemical Physics | - | - | - |
| Chemistry, General | 4 | 6 | 23 |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 5 | - | 11 |
| Physical Sciences | - | - | - |
| Physics, General | 9 | 2 | 6 |
| Psychology | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counseling Psychology | - | - | 1 |
| Educational Psychology | - | - | - |
| Psychology, General | 160 | 17 | 11 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | - | 84 | 5 |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | - | 28 | - |
| Public Policy Analysis | 124 | 77 | - |
| Social Work | - | 301 | 4 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | 16 | - | - |
| Archeology | 2 | - | - |
| Cartography | - | - | - |
| Development Economics and International Development | - | 2 | - |
| Economics, General | 131 | 52 | 6 |
| Geography | 6 | - | 4 |
| International Relations and Affairs | 178 | 8 | 11 |
| Political Economy | - | - | 3 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 129 | - | 4 |
| Social Sciences, General | 34 | - | - |
| Sociology | 56 | 5 | 6 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | - | - | 10 |