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Undergraduate Physical Sciences at University of Southern California

Here is an overview of this program at USC. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Majors in This Field
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Undergraduate Physical Sciences Degrees at USC

Here is each degree level available for physical sciences at USC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	46
Master’s	15
Doctoral	49

Physical Sciences Majors at USC

This physical sciences field at USC covers the following majors. Select a major to see its rankings, popularity, salary, and diversity details:

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	47
Physics	35
Materials Sciences	15
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	9
Astronomy and Astrophysics	3
Physical Sciences, General	1

USC Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, University of Southern California conferred 46 bachelor’s degrees in physical sciences.

Bachelor’s Rankings

USC is not currently ranked for physical sciences at the bachelor’s level.

Student Debt of Physical Sciences Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at USC, physical sciences students accumulate a median of $7,500 in student loans. This is below $15,729, the typical median for all majors at USC.

USC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$60,446	$69,904
Fees	$1,743	$1,743

Learn more about USC tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 65% of physical sciences bachelor’s degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

The largest share of physical sciences bachelor’s degree graduates at USC were White. Roughly 37% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a bachelor’s in physical sciences.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
Non-Resident Aliens	3
Other Races	3

Graduate Study in Physical Sciences at USC

You can also pursue this field at the graduate level at USC. Annual graduate completions by level are shown below.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Physical Sciences	15
Doctoral Degrees in Physical Sciences	49

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License More about our data sources and methodologies.