by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of Southern California landed the #12 spot. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. As a result, USC is a recipient of this year's Best Master's Schools badge.
USC also ranked #2 for Best Master's Degree Schools in California.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, USC came in at #11. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. This makes USC a recipient of this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge.
In addition, USC took the #3 spot for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in California.
Women make up 55.4% of the total graduate student body at USC while men make you 44.6%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
About 37.8% of the graduate students who attend USC are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at USC. Around 30.4% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $60,446 | $60,446 |
| Fees | $950 | $950 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at USC is $73,789. That's pretty good comparatively. In fact, it is 26% higher than the national average of $58,425.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from USC is $87,196. That's about 16% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of University of Southern California.
Contact details for USC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089 |
| Phone: | 213-740-2311 |
| Website: | www.usc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/usc |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/usc |
About 60.2% of the graduate students at University of Southern California took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 26.2% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*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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