University of Southern California
University of Southern California is a private nonprofit college in Los Angeles, CA. Its average net price is $33,056 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $17,171 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $13,736 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,282 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $28,033 |
| $110,001 and up | $59,062 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $78,485 |
| 8 years after entry | $92,047 |
| 10 years after entry | $103,420 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $81,514 n=139 | Not published |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $88,334 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $19,125 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $83,785 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Archeology | $30,319 National median for this major n=144 | Not published |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | $65,338 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $26,000 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Architecture | $55,143 National median for this major n=3,112 | Not published |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management | $47,675 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $21,087 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | $16,745 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Biology | $38,782 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $15,506 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | $62,548 National median for this major n=381 | Not published |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $76,163 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $14,500 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $75,082 n=570 | Not published |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | $41,457 National median for this major n=2,766 | Not published |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,826 National median for this major n=8,603 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | Not published |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $33,198 National median for this major n=732 | Not published |
| Cognitive Science | $67,607 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Communications | $57,017 n=182 | $16,875 n=134 |
| Computer Engineering | $83,729 National median for this major n=11,252 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $153,063 n=139 | $18,125 n=144 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | $48,533 National median for this major n=3,677 | Not published |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $69,638 National median for this major n=3,591 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $52,814 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $28,161 n=128 | $18,897 n=150 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $36,286 National median for this major n=1,258 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $72,737 Small program - rough guide n=94 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=79 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | $84,056 National median for this major n=341 | $16,250 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,960 National median for this major n=1,712 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $38,709 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $18,250 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $34,718 n=132 | $19,500 n=112 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Gerontology | $42,094 National median for this major n=204 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $29,510 National median for this major n=3,935 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $15,750 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Human Biology | $30,461 n=122 | $15,500 n=177 |
| Industrial Engineering | $86,653 Small program - rough guide n=41 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $58,462 n=109 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $51,919 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $15,500 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | $47,863 National median for this major n=156 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $77,577 n=281 | $15,000 n=605 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $89,664 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $20,750 Small program - rough guide n=59 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $47,819 National median for this major n=24,237 | $18,187 Small program - rough guide n=36 |
| Music | $31,854 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $18,987 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | $33,860 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $19,059 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | $46,329 National median for this major n=148 | Not published |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | $58,869 National median for this major n=912 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $52,079 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Physical Sciences, General | $49,783 National median for this major n=276 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $55,788 n=101 | $14,000 n=101 |
| Psychology | $46,973 n=121 | $16,500 n=127 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | $17,429 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $65,676 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $63,165 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Real Estate | $62,470 National median for this major n=1,522 | Not published |
| Real Estate Development | $80,927 Small program - rough guide n=76 | $12,211 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Registered Nursing | $84,093 National median for this major n=221,244 | Not published |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $39,020 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $18,125 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Security Science and Technology | $46,655 National median for this major n=2,893 | Not published |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $41,787 National median for this major n=353 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Sociology | $42,444 Small program - rough guide n=45 | $18,725 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $37,216 National median for this major n=38,400 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $32,077 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | $46,328 National median for this major n=907 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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