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. Of the 350 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California in 2021, 293 of them were computer science majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

USC Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how USC performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	1
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	15
	24
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	27
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	29
	32
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	47
	48
Best General Computer Science Schools	48
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	53
	79
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	89
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	189
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	332
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	336

In 2021, 1,066 students received their master’s degree in computer science from USC. This makes it the #1 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 293 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from USC. About 72% were men and 28% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	100
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	64
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

USC Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 1,066 computer science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 69% were men and 31% were women.

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.

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

USC also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

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