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Computer Science at University of Southern California

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 computer science program at University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science

USC Computer Science Rankings

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

Computer Science Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Computer Science Master’s Program

30% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 30% went to 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 computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 116
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 44
International Students 984
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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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