University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
43
Avg Grad Earnings
$54,432/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
49/100
Tuition
$68,237/yr
All Programs at University of Southern California
43 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 73 | $137,284/yr | Very High | 5.6x |
| Business Administration | 73 | $71,668/yr | High | 2.8x |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 70 | $103,071/yr | Very High | 5.1x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 68 | $73,903/yr | Very High | 2.9x |
| Real Estate | 62 | $98,763/yr | High | 4.3x |
| Economics | 62 | $57,060/yr | Very High | 2.6x |
| Industrial Engineering | 60 | $87,807/yr | High | 4.0x |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 59 | $73,234/yr | High | 1.7x |
| Dental Support Services | 58 | $69,479/yr | Moderate | 2.0x |
| Electrical | 57 | $89,684/yr | Very High | 3.5x |
| Civil Engineering | 57 | $85,262/yr | High | 3.3x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 56 | $83,356/yr | Very High | 2.9x |
| Applied Mathematics | 56 | $71,622/yr | Very High | 2.5x |
| Aerospace | 55 | $78,980/yr | High | 3.2x |
| Design and Applied Arts | 55 | $64,846/yr | High | 1.9x |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 55 | $50,041/yr | High | 1.6x |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 54 | $80,508/yr | High | 3.1x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 53 | $50,161/yr | Moderate | 1.2x |
| Chemical Engineering | 51 | $68,234/yr | High | 2.9x |
| Public Policy Analysis | 51 | $52,403/yr | High | 0.9x |
| International Relations | 51 | $52,262/yr | High | 2.2x |
| Real Estate Development | 50 | $49,353/yr | High | 0.8x |
| Political Science and Government | 49 | $38,063/yr | Very High | 1.9x |
| History | 49 | $36,876/yr | High | 1.6x |
| Public Health | 49 | $36,300/yr | High | 2.0x |
| Social Sciences, General | 49 | $33,789/yr | High | 1.2x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 46 | $47,651/yr | High | 1.8x |
| Psychology, General | 44 | $34,139/yr | High | 1.5x |
| Sociology | 43 | $35,580/yr | High | 1.5x |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 42 | $47,874/yr | High | 0.8x |
| Cognitive Science | 42 | $34,295/yr | Moderate | 0.3x |
| Journalism | 40 | $44,651/yr | Very High | 1.7x |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | 39 | $26,975/yr | High | 0.6x |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 38 | $38,063/yr | High | 1.9x |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 36 | $34,468/yr | High | 2.3x |
| Philosophy | 34 | $38,380/yr | Very High | 2.5x |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 34 | $34,187/yr | High | 1.0x |
| Biology, General | 34 | $20,210/yr | High | 1.8x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 31 | $21,473/yr | Moderate | 0.1x |
| Music | 30 | $12,947/yr | High | -0.1x |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 27 | $26,636/yr | Very High | 1.4x |
| Dance | 27 | $25,653/yr | Low | -0.1x |
| Human Biology | 27 | $23,405/yr | High | 2.0x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 43 bachelor's degree programs at University of Southern California using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.