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University of Southern California Graduate Programs

University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Los Angeles, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

9,291 Master's Degrees
1,922 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is University of Southern California?

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Contact details for USC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Phone: 213-740-2311
Website: www.usc.edu

University of Southern California Graduate Student Diversity

28,528 Graduate Students
56% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,528 graduate students at USC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Southern California graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4,446
Black or African American 1,639
Hispanic or Latino 4,127
White 6,808
International Students 9,167
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,341

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of Southern California. At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 130 countries are represented at USC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at University of Southern California

6,276 Took All Classes Online
16,482 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 16,482 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of USC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 6%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 54%
Legal Professions 51%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 9%

University of Southern California Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Legal Research 303 621 0 924
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 77 771 0 848
Social Work 0 664 122 786
Business Administration & Management 94 666 17 777
Computer Science 0 690 38 728
Legal Professions (Other) 399 0 0 399
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 168 226 394
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 387 0 387
Educational Administration 0 80 289 369
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 7 101 222 330
Electrical Engineering 0 250 37 287
Communication & Media Studies 4 242 13 259
Public Health 0 215 10 225
Human Resource Management 0 218 0 218
Law 0 0 213 213
Computer Information Systems 0 203 0 203
Student Counseling 1 182 0 183
Medicine 0 0 170 170
Dentistry 0 0 169 169
Health & Medical Administrative Services 15 153 0 168
Economics 0 156 11 167
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 156 0 156
Other Engineering 0 152 0 152
Public Policy 47 97 6 150
Music 20 100 29 149
Applied Mathematics 0 130 18 148
Gerontology 6 130 6 142
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 135 4 139
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1 114 6 121
Mechanical Engineering 0 102 16 118
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 118 0 118
Public Administration 0 111 0 111
Public Relations & Advertising 0 101 0 101
Nursing 0 89 0 89
Journalism 0 88 0 88
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 85 0 85
Hospitality Management 39 44 0 83
Marketing 25 56 0 81
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 58 23 0 81
Teaching English or French 0 79 0 79
Urban Studies 0 74 1 75
Architectural Sciences & Technology 3 69 0 72
Geography & Cartography 6 63 0 69
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 67 0 67
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 49 7 56
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 56 0 56
Computer Software & Applications 0 56 0 56
Biomedical Engineering 0 41 15 56
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 43 11 54
Allied Health Professions 0 52 0 52
Dispute Resolution 16 33 0 49
Educational Assessment 24 24 0 48
Arts & Media Management 20 28 0 48
Computer Engineering 0 46 1 47
Library & Information Science 0 47 0 47
Systems Engineering 8 38 0 46
Civil Engineering 0 37 8 45
Urban & Regional Planning 0 36 6 42
Real Estate Development 12 29 0 41
Drama & Theater Arts 0 40 0 40
Mental & Social Health Services 0 39 0 39
Other Health Professions 2 15 22 39
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 34 0 34
Construction Management 0 33 0 33
Special Education 30 0 0 30
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 17 12 29
International Studies 0 29 0 29
Other Public Administration 0 29 0 29
Design & Applied Arts 0 29 0 29
International Business 0 28 0 28
Chemistry 0 2 25 27
Taxation 0 26 0 26
Environmental Engineering 0 20 6 26
Industrial Engineering 0 20 6 26
International Relations & National Security 0 13 13 26
Natural Resources Conservation 0 23 0 23
Chemical Engineering 0 12 10 22
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 7 7 8 22
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 0 21 0 21
Petroleum Engineering 0 19 2 21
Fine & Studio Arts 0 16 5 21
General Visual & Performing Arts 3 17 0 20
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 19 19
Materials Engineering 0 18 0 18
Finance & Financial Management 17 0 0 17
Biotechnology 2 13 0 15
Civil Engineering Technology 0 15 0 15
History 0 12 3 15
Physics 0 3 12 15
General Psychology 0 15 0 15
Other Education 0 0 14 14
General English Literature 0 4 10 14
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 13 0 13
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 13 13
Information Technology 0 13 0 13
Materials Sciences 0 7 6 13
Medical Science 3 9 0 12
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 4 7 11
Historic Preservation 3 8 0 11
Environmental Design 10 0 0 10
Operations Research 0 10 0 10
Area Studies 0 8 2 10
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 10 10
General Biology 0 4 5 9
Writing Studies 0 9 0 9
Health & Physical Education 0 9 0 9
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 8 8
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 6 2 8
Mathematics 0 3 5 8
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 8 0 8
Philosophy 0 2 5 7
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 6 6
Other Business, Management & Marketing 2 4 0 6
Engineering-Related Fields 0 6 0 6
Ethnic Studies 6 0 0 6
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 3 3 6
Anthropology 0 6 0 6
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 5 0 5
Science, Technology & Society 0 5 0 5
Sociology 0 0 5 5
Architecture (Other) 0 4 0 4
Classical Languages & Literature 0 1 3 4
Statistics 0 4 0 4
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 3 0 3
Intelligence & Command Control Operations 3 0 0 3
Sustainability Science 3 0 0 3
Landscape Architecture 2 0 0 2
Molecular Medicine 0 2 0 2
Marine Science 0 0 2 2
Computer Systems Networking 0 1 0 1
Religious Studies 0 0 1 1
Sacred Music 0 0 1 1
Architectural History 0 0 0 0
General Architecture 0 0 0 0
Genetics 0 0 0 0
Accounting 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0
Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Real Estate 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 0 0 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Cognitive Science 0 0 0 0
Human Biology 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0
Archeology 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 0
Air Transportation 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Other Visual Art 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,278 9,291 1,922 12,491

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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