Also known as

  • USC

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
30,066
55.2% Female
44.8% Male

Institution Overview

System
-2
School Type
Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
438
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
172
Doctoral Research
72
Doctoral Professional
6
Distance
16
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Other Doctor's
Certificate Offered
Post-master's
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.18%
American Indian or Alaska Native
15.41%
Asian
5.69%
Black or African American
14.27%
Hispanic or Latino
0.19%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
21.00%
White
2.35%
Two or more races
4.46%
Unknown
36.44%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$90
Admissions Office Web Address
https://admission.usc.edu/

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition
$66,640

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
No
Recreational or avocational
No
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
172
Master's (Distance)
11
Doctor's Degree Research
72
Doctor's Degree Professional
6
Doctor's Degree Other
5
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
1
Post Master's Certificate
65
Post Master's Certificate (Distance)
5
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Acting Master's Degree Yes No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Post Master's Certificate Yes No
American/United States Studies/Civilization Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects Master's Degree Yes No
Anthropology Master's Degree Yes No
Applied Behavior Analysis Master's Degree Yes No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Psychology Master's Degree Yes No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Architectural History and Criticism, General Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Architecture and Related Services, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Artificial Intelligence Master's Degree Yes No
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Behavioral Aspects of Health Doctoral – Research Yes No
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Bioinformatics Master's Degree Yes No
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree Yes No
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Biomedical Sciences, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biomedical Technology/Technician Master's Degree Yes No
Biostatistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biotechnology Master's Degree Yes No
Brass Instruments Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Statistics Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemical Physics Doctoral – Research Yes No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Cinematography and Film/Video Production Master's Degree Yes No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Master's Degree
Doctoral – Other		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician Master's Degree Yes No
Civil Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Communication and Media Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Communication, General Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Comparative Law Master's Degree Yes No
Comparative Literature Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computational Biology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance Master's Degree Yes No
Computer Engineering, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master's Degree Yes No
Construction Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's Degree Yes No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Master's Degree Yes Yes
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Dental Public Health and Education Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Dentistry Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Design and Visual Communications, General Master's Degree Yes No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Master's Degree Yes No
Dispute Resolution Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
East Asian Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Education, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Other		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Endodontics/Endodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering-Related Fields, Other Master's Degree Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental Design/Architecture Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Environmental Science Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Epidemiology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Evolutionary Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Exercise Physiology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Finance, General Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree Yes No
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Master's Degree Yes No
Game and Interactive Media Design Master's Degree Yes No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Geology/Earth Science, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Gerontology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Historic Preservation and Conservation Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
History, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Hospitality Administration/Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree Yes Yes
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences Master's Degree Yes No
Industrial Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Informatics Master's Degree Yes Yes
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree Yes No
International and Intercultural Communication Master's Degree Yes No
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law Master's Degree Yes No
International Policy Analysis Post Master's Certificate Yes No
International Public Health/International Health Master's Degree Yes No
International Relations and Affairs Master's Degree Yes No
International/Global Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Jazz/Jazz Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Jewish/Judaic Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Journalism Master's Degree Yes No
Keyboard Instruments Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Landscape Architecture Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Language Interpretation and Translation Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Latin American Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Law Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Learning Sciences Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Legal Professions and Studies, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Linguistics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Long Term Care Administration/Management Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Marine Sciences Doctoral – Research Yes No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling Master's Degree Yes No
Materials Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Materials Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mathematics and Computer Science Master's Degree Yes No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Mechanical Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medical Scientist Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Medicine Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Microbiology and Immunology Master's Degree Yes No
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation Master's Degree Yes No
Molecular Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Molecular Genetics Master's Degree Yes No
Molecular Pharmacology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Music Management Master's Degree Yes No
Music Performance, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Music Theory and Composition Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Musicology and Ethnomusicology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Neuroscience Doctoral – Research Yes No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Nutrition Sciences Master's Degree Yes No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Professional		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Oncology and Cancer Biology Doctoral – Research Yes No
Operations Research Master's Degree Yes No
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Orthodontics/Orthodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Pathology/Experimental Pathology Master's Degree Yes No
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Percussion Instruments Master's Degree Yes No
Periodontics/Periodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Petroleum Engineering Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Other		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management Master's Degree Yes No
Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Pharmacy Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs Master's Degree
Doctoral – Other
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Philosophy Doctoral – Research Yes No
Philosophy, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Physician Assistant Master's Degree Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Playwriting and Screenwriting Master's Degree Yes No
Political Science and Government, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Programs for Foreign Lawyers Master's Degree Yes No
Project Management Master's Degree Yes Yes
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Psychology, General Master's Degree Yes No
Public Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Health, General Master's Degree Yes No
Public Policy Analysis, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Public Policy Analysis, Other Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Master's Degree Yes No
Public Relations/Image Management Master's Degree Yes No
Real Estate Development Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Rehabilitation Science Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Religion/Religious Studies Doctoral – Research
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Doctoral – Research Yes No
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Restaurant/Food Services Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
No
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Science, Technology and Society Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence Post Master's Certificate Yes Yes
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Social Work Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Doctoral – Other
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
No
Social Work, Other Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Statistics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Stringed Instruments Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Structural Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Sustainability Studies Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Systems Engineering Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Taxation Master's Degree Yes No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's Degree Yes No
Transportation and Highway Engineering Master's Degree
Post Master's Certificate		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Urban Education and Leadership Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Urban Studies/Affairs Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Visual and Performing Arts, General Post Master's Certificate Yes No
Voice and Opera Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Water Resources Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Woodwind Instruments Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 4,623 2,442 253 1,928
With faculty status 4,623 2,442 253 1,928
Tenured 1,144 1,144 0 0
On tenure track 326 326 0 0
Not on tenure track 3,153 972 253 1,928
Multi-year contract 397 330 25 42
Annual contract 2,756 642 228 1,886
Less-than annual contract 0 0 0 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
No
Medical Degree Offered?
Yes
Institution Has a Hospital?
Yes

Overview

Average Tuition
$66,640
Financial aid office web address
financialaid.usc.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
No
Typical Room
$11,908
Typical Board
$7,290
Tuition & Fees
Amount
Full time Average Tuition$66,640
Full time Fees$1,488
Part time, per credit hour$2,244

Tuition & Fees By Program

ProgramTuitionFees
Dentistry $113,739 $9,943
Law $76,438 $1,608
Medicine $70,889 $1,803
Pharmacy $64,914 $2,243

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
No
Prepaid Tuition Plan
Yes
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
30,066
55.2% Female
44.8% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.18%
American Indian or Alaska Native
15.41%
Asian
5.69%
Black or African American
14.27%
Hispanic or Latino
0.19%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
21.00%
White
2.35%
Two or more races
4.46%
Unknown
36.44%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 19 36
Asian 1,900 2,734
Black Or African American 606 1,106
Hispanic Or Latino 1,489 2,800
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 20 36
Non-resident Alien 5,932 5,025
White 2,633 3,680
Two Or More Races 303 405
Unknown 576 766

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
10,921
44.5% Male
55.5% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
909
50.6% Male
49.4% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
960
37.2% Male
62.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - other
Total
32
28.1% Male
71.9% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
35
60.0% Male
40.0% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate
Total
1,248
38.9% Male
61.1% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Phone
213-740-2311
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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