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Computer Science at University of Southern California

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Computer Science at University of Southern California

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,066 students received their master's degree in compsci.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

USC Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in CompSci
  • Doctorate Degree in CompSci

USC Computer Science Rankings

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at USC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the compsci majors at University of Southern California.

USC Computer Science Master’s Program

31% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,066 compsci majors earned their master's degree from USC. Of these graduates, 69% were men and 31% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a master's in compsci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 78
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 54
International Students 901
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers 63,640 $180,250
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470

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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