The main focus area for this major is Computer Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Computer Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in compsci, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for compsci majors, USC came in at #23. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #6 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for USC.
Part-time undergraduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $59,260 | $59,260 |
Fees | $1,015 | $1,015 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,398 | $16,398 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,278 | $2,278 |
Learn more about USC tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at USC in CompSci walked away with an average of $21,147 in student debt. That is 8% lower than the national average of $22,937.
The median early career salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor’s degree from USC is $94,851 per year. That is 43% higher than the national average of $66,348.
USC does not offer an online option for its compsci bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 22.7% of the compsci students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 20.6%.
Around 51.4% of compsci bachelor’s degree recipients at USC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 100 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 52 |
International Students | 65 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Computer Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Science | 247 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer science.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Computer Information Systems | 1 |
Computer Software & Applications | 27 |
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*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.