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University of Southern California Online Learning

If you are working full-time or part-time, an online degree may provide the flexibility you need to complete your program of study. Busy students may also choose to take one or two online classes as part of their degree program. Find out what online learning options are available for your major at University of Southern California. On this page you will find:

• Online Master’s Degrees
• Online Student Breakdown
• Combined Student Totals
• Undergraduate Degree Seekers
• Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers

Online Master’s Degrees at USC

You can get an online master's degree in 15 different fields at USC. The following table shows which subject areas are offered online and the number of recent graduates in each one.

Online Master’s Degree	Number of Grads
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	1
Business Administration & Management	148
Computer Information Systems	151
Criminal Justice & Corrections	31
Educational Administration	7
Educational Assessment	22
Geography & Cartography	43
Health & Medical Administrative Services	151
Human Resource Management	267
Medical Science	12
Nursing	100
Other Health Professions	9
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	90
Public Administration	164
Taxation	23

How Many Students Participate in Online Learning at USC?

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 41,112 students took at least one online class at University of Southern California. Of these students, 19,266 were seeking an undergraduate degree, 58 were undergraduates who were not enrolled in a degree program (non-seekers), and 21,788 were graduate students.

All Online Students at USC

Of the 46,287 students at University of Southern California, 88.82% (41,112) took at least one class online. About 81.93% (37,923) took all of their courses online. Those students who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at University of Southern California for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	41,112	37,923
2018-2019	8,203	6,651
2017-2018	8,581	6,707
2016-2017	7,608	5,953
2015-2016	7,022	5,435

Online Undergraduate Degree Seekers at USC

In 2019-2020, 19,521 undergraduate students attended University of Southern California. Of these students 98.69% (19,266) took at least one class online. 92.03% (17,965) of undergraduate degree seekers took classes exclusively online. Those who took all of their classes online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online undergraduate degree students at University of Southern California for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	19,266	17,965
2018-2019	640	10
2017-2018	591	16
2016-2017	540	3
2015-2016	666	87

Online Undergraduate Non-Degree Seekers at USC

Of the 265 undergraduate non-seekers at University of Southern California, 21.89% (58) took at least one class online. About 21.89% (58) took all of their courses online. Those non-seekers who took classes exclusively online were from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at University of Southern California for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	58	58
2018-2019	0	0
2017-2018	0	0
2016-2017	0	0
2015-2016	0	0

Online Graduate Students at USC

During the 2019-2020 academic year, 26,501 graduate students attended University of Southern California, and 82.22% (21,788) were enrolled in at least one online class. 75.09% (19,900) of these students took classes exclusively online. Those graduate students who only took online courses were originally from the following places:

The table below shows the total number of online students at University of Southern California for the last five years.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	21,788	19,900
2018-2019	7,563	6,641
2017-2018	7,990	19,900
2016-2017	7,068	5,950
2015-2016	6,356	5,348

Related Schools

If you’re considering University of Southern California, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• Case Western Reserve University
• Johns Hopkins University
• Northwestern University
• University of Notre Dame
• Washington University in St Louis

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References

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

• National Center for Education Statistics

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