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University of Southern California MS in Mechanical Engineering

96 Master's Degrees Awarded
$91,744 Average Salary

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

Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Southern California. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in ME, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in ME from USC Cost?

$48,715 Average Tuition and Fees

USC Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$47,880$47,880
Fees$835$835

How Much Can You Make With a MS in ME From USC?

$91,744 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of ME students who receive their master’s degree from USC is $91,744 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $79,252.

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Does USC Offer an Online MS in ME?

USC does not offer an online option for its ME master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.

USC Master’s Student Diversity for ME

96 Master's Degrees Awarded
18.8% Women
14.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 96 master’s degrees in ME handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in ME in 2019-2020, 18.8% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 17.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.6% of the ME master’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian10
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino2
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White22
International Students60
Other Races/Ethnicities2

MS in ME Focus Areas at USC

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering96

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering91
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Chemical Engineering32
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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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