University of Southern California (USC) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Los Angeles, CA.
It offers 364 graduate programs - 197 Master's, 93 Doctorate, 1 Post-bachelor's, and 73 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $71,515.
A total of 25,936 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 46,566 students at USC. USC offers online graduate programs and 6,049 out of 25,936 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
USC have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at Gould School of Law and Keck School of Medicine of . In addition, you can find USC's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $71,515. It offers 364 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | University of Southern California |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | University Park, Los Angeles, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 26,124 students
6,049 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $71,515 |
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| Student to Faculty | 9:1 (11.11%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 364 Graduate Programs
197 Master's, 93 Doctorate, 74 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Southern California
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at University of Southern California with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $71,515 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,354.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $69,904 |
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| Fees | $1,611 |
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| Cost per Credit | $2,354 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $19,931 (On-Campus) / $19,931 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,006 (On-Campus) / $2,006 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $94,652 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $94,652 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $48,715 | $61,396 | $64,666 | $68,128 | $71,515 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
University of Southern California offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 364 major areas - 197 Master's (10 online programs), 93 Doctorate, 1 Post-Bachelor's, 73 Post-Master's (5 online programs). 9,331 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,919 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 9,331 | 1,919 | - | 954 |
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| Men | 4,342 | 781 | - | 385 |
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| Women | 4,989 | 1,138 | - | 569 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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Graduate Student Population
USC graduate schools have a total of 26,124 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 11,911 male and 14,213 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 21,146 full-time and 4,978 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 6,049 students enrolled through online exclusively and 7,429 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 5,236 White, 1,411 Black, and 4,236 Asian students are attending at University of Southern California. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
29 grad students are younger than 22 and - students are older than 65. It has 25,907 students aged between 22 and 30 and - students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 26,124 |
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| Men | 11,911 |
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| Women | 14,213 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 26,124 |
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| Full-time Students | 21,146 |
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| Part-time Students | 4,978 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 26,124 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 41 |
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| Asian | 4,236 |
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| Black | 1,411 |
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| Hispanic | 3,671 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 38 |
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| White | 5,236 |
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| Two or more races | 622 |
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| Un-Known | 1,092 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 26,124 |
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| 21 & Under | 29 |
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| 25-29 | 25,907 |
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| 40 & Over | - |
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Online Population
At University of Southern California graduate schools, 6,049 students enrolled online exclusively and 7,429 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 25,936 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 6,049 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 7,429 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 12,458 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 6,049 |
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| California Resident | 4,244 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 1,594 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 211 |
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