Learning Sciences at University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying learning sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Learning Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

USC Learning Sciences Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Learning Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at USC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USC does offer online courses in learning sciences for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

USC Learning Sciences Rankings

Learning Sciences Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Learning Sciences Master’s Program

76% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of learning sciences master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in learning sciences each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the learning sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Learning Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in learning sciences 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
Education, Training, and Library Workers	23,130	$50,110
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Education Professors	3,380	$84,160
Social Sciences Professors	2,760	$147,680

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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