University of Southern California

Online Degrees and Programs

University of Southern California offers 527 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 76 major programs - 55 Masters, 4 Doctorate, and 17 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees is $60,275 for undergraduate programs and $48,715 for graduate programs. Total 6,707 students out of total 47,310 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 10,460 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning. University of Southern California is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission.

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Online Program Overview

University of Southern California is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years school located in Los Angeles, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $60,275 in average for all students.

It offers 527 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 76 programs - 55 Masters, 4 Doctorate, 17 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Southern California
Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Address	University Park, Los Angeles, CA
Online Students	6,707 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,874 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	$60,275
Student to Faculty	9:1 (11.11%)
Total	76 Programs
Masters	55 Programs
Doctorate	4 Programs
Post-Graduate	17 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at University of Southern California . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $60,275 for all students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $1,928 for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,928 for all students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$52,283	$54,259	$56,162	$58,133	$60,275

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate	$1,733	$1,800	$1,863	$1,928	$1,928

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Southern California offers 527 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 76 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 55 Masters, 4 Doctorate, 17 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	4	17
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	126	199	116	86

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	17	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	227	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Computer And Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	872	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	270	NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Urban Education and Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Learning Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	328	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	94	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	88	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	65	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	56	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Structural Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	66	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	446	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	80	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	123	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	12
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	39	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Operations Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	134	NOT OFFERED	1

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	364	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21
Legal Professions and Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	484

Library Science

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Library and Information Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Military Technologies And Applied Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	8

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Gerontology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	160	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Applied Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	92	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	183	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Policy Analysis	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	25
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1,383	9	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	31	NOT OFFERED	24
Urban Studies/Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Dental Public Health and Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	149	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Long Term Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	164	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	174	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	88	NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	580	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant/Food Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	76	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	76	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Southern California, there are 47,310 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 8,581 students were attending classes through distance learning (6,707 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,874 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	47,310
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	6,707
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,874
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	38,729

By student location, out of a total of 6,707 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 4,241 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2,318 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 128 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.