The main focus area for this major is Electrical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Electrical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of Southern California. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in EE, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for EE majors, USC came in at #11. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for USC.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-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.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. EE students who received their bachelor’s degree at USC took out an average of $23,000 in student loans. That is 2% lower than the national average of $23,573.
EE who receive their bachelor’s degree from USC make an average of $86,621 a year during the early days of their career. That is 31% higher than the national average of $66,265.
Online degrees for the USC EE bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in EE in 2019-2020, 20.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15.7%.
Around 58.3% of EE bachelor’s degree recipients at USC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 14 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 17 |
International Students | 8 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical Engineering | 60 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 43 |
Biomedical Engineering | 51 |
Chemical Engineering | 41 |
Civil Engineering | 25 |
Computer Engineering | 42 |
*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.