Computer Software & Applications at University of Southern California

Every computer software and applications school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer software 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students received a bachelor's degree in computer software from USC.

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

USC Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

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

USC Computer Software & Applications Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer software progam at USC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer software major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Software & Applications. 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
Best Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
	8
Best Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	12
	13
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	16
Best Computer Software Applications Schools	18
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools	24
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
	35
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	40
Best Value Computer Software Applications Master’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Best Value Computer Software Applications Schools	195
Most Focused Computer Software Applications Schools	266

In 2021, 74 students received their master’s degree in computer software from USC. This makes it the #16 most popular school for computer software master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Computer Software Graduates from USC Make?

The median salary of computer software students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $72,085. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 103% higher than the national average of $35,512 for all computer software bachelor's degree recipients.

Computer Software Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Program

The computer software program at USC awarded 45 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 76% of these degrees went to men with the other 24% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer software 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 software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USC Computer Software & Applications Master’s Program

Of the 74 students who earned a master's degree in Computer Software & Applications from USC in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% 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 software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USC also has a doctoral program available in computer software. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

Computer Software & Applications majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation	63
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	56

Related Majors

• Computer Systems Networking
• Information Technology
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software 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
Computer Programmers	29,740	$97,470
Graphic Designers	29,320	$61,100
Web Developers	20,170	$86,160
Database Administrators	10,970	$100,890

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.