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University of Southern California BS in Chemical Engineering

41 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$75,204 Average Salary
$17,360 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Chemical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Chemical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Southern California. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in chem eng, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the USC BS in Chem Eng

#16 in the U.S
#3 in California

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. USC is in the top 10% of the country for chem eng. More specifically it was ranked #16 out of 160 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for USC.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Chemical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 4
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 4
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 5
Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 5
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Chemical Engineering Graduates 8
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Chemical Engineering Graduates 8
Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 11
Highest Paid Chemical Engineering Graduates 11
Best Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 12
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Chemical Engineering Graduates 12
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 14
Best Chemical Engineering Schools 16
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 17
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 26
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 49
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 53
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 54
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 55
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 59
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 60
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 62
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 65
Most Popular Colleges for Chemical Engineering 66
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 67
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 73
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 74
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 75
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 75
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 82
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 83
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 95
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 97
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid) 99
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 104
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 110
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 117
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid) 118
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 125
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 125
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 127
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid) 144
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (With Aid) 144
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering 147
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 150
Best Value Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 151
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 159
Most Focused Colleges for Chemical Engineering 162
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering 165

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Chem Eng from USC Cost?

$60,275 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$17,360 Average Student Debt

USC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at USC was $1,995 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $59,260 $59,260
Fees $1,015 $1,015
Books and Supplies $1,200 $1,200
On Campus Room and Board $16,398 $16,398
On Campus Other Expenses $2,278 $2,278

Learn more about USC tuition and fees.

USC Chem Eng BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Chem Eng students who received their bachelor’s degree at USC took out an average of $17,360 in student loans. That is 23% lower than the national average of $22,589.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Chem Eng From USC?

$75,204 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from USC is $75,204 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $62,713.

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Does USC Offer an Online BS in Chem Eng?

Online degrees for the USC chem eng bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.

USC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Chem Eng

41 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
39.0% Women
51.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 41 students received their bachelor’s degree in chem eng. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in chem eng in 2019-2020, 39.0% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 37.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 51.2% of the chem eng bachelor’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 15
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

BS in Chem Eng Focus Areas at USC

Chemical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering 41

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemical engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 43
Biomedical Engineering 51
Civil Engineering 25
Computer Engineering 42
Electrical Engineering 60

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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