Acting at University of Southern California

What traits are you looking for in a acting school? To help you decide if University of Southern California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's acting program.

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 Acting section at the bottom of this page.

USC Acting Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Acting
Master’s Degree in Acting

USC Acting Rankings

Acting Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Acting Master’s Program

43% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of acting master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in acting each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the acting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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 acting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Playwriting & Screenwriting

Careers That Acting Grads May Go Into

A degree in acting 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

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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