Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, University of San Diego offers 104 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 14 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 3,084 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at USD. 1,375 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,276 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at USD. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	44	NOT OFFERED	1,375	597	778
Master's	45	10	1,276	600	676
Doctor's	8	2	304	114	190
Post-Graduate Certificate	7	2	129	19	110

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from University of San Diego. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering program has the highest salary ($84,924) after graduation and the Real Estate program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $84,277 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$84,924	$7,077	$29,276	$310
Real Estate	$84,277	$7,023	$19,699	$209
Accounting and Related Services	$75,083	$6,257	$24,969	$265
Mechanical Engineering	$72,729	$6,061	$26,187	$278
Finance and Financial Management Services	$72,310	$6,026	$23,094	$245
International Business	$64,768	$5,397	$19,348	$205
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$62,179	$5,182	$27,000	$286
Marketing	$58,845	$4,904	$20,569	$218
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$55,273	$4,606	$19,899	$211
Economics	$55,016	$4,585	-	-
Communication	$45,947	$3,829	$24,000	$254
Biology, General	$45,304	$3,775	$23,118	$245

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$102,690	$8,558	$48,756	$555
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$98,598	$8,217	$135,168	$1,538
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$93,985	$7,832	$119,008	$1,354
Education, General	$70,022	$5,835	$33,705	$383
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$58,121	$4,843	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	$57,452	$4,788	$44,186	$503
Educational Administration and Supervision	$54,048	$4,504	$53,519	$609
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$53,093	$4,424	$107,772	$1,226

Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$115,744	$9,645	$105,176	$1,196
Educational Administration and Supervision	$69,662	$5,805	-	-

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at University of San Diego.

At the school, the Law Doctoral (Professional Practice) program has the most completers of 234 and the Finance Bachelor program has the second most completers of 185 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Finance	185	134	51
Business Administration and Management	109	58	51
Psychology	103	17	86
Marketing/Marketing Management	88	20	68
Neuroscience	78	16	62
Communication	78	16	62
Accounting	69	39	30
Biology/Biological Sciences	66	14	52
International Business/Trade/Commerce	54	20	34
Mechanical Engineering	51	40	11

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	144	79	65
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	121	93	28
Artificial Intelligence	83	60	23
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	80	58	22
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	59	10	49
Medical Informatics	58	15	43
Comparative Law	54	25	29
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	44	31	13
Education	43	10	33
Educational/Instructional Technology	41	7	34

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Education (other)	18	4	14
Educational Leadership and Administration	18	8	10
Nursing Science	7	2	5

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Architectural History and Criticism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Italian Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ethnic Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	78	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Artificial Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	83	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	80	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	18^ONLINE	9
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	18^ONLINE	0

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	234	NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Comparative Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	54	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Law and Legal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Tax Law/Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	120^ONLINE
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	66	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biophysics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	78	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Data Science, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Analytics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	103	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	59	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	121^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Acting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	0	0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	27	0
Clinical Nurse Leader	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	109	144	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	185	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	54	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	88	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	109	144	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	69	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	185	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	54	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	88	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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