Below is a list of academic programs offered at University of Southern California sorted by popularity.
Business
Total number of students graduated under this category 3,285Business Administration and Management
Bachelors
1,035 students
Doctorate
10 students
Masters
445 students
Management Science
Masters
382 students
Post-master Certificate
13 students
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
Masters
(online)
267 students
Accounting
Bachelors
175 students
Project Management
Masters
(online)
148 students
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Masters
107 students
Post-master Certificate
34 students
Business Statistics
Masters
85 students
Post-master Certificate
55 students
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
Masters
125 students
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Masters
85 students
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
Masters
12 students
Post-master Certificate
53 students
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Bachelors
14 students
Masters
42 students
Restaurant/Food Services Management
Masters
(online)
18 students
Post-bachelorette Certificate
29 students
Real Estate
Bachelors
40 students
Marketing/Marketing Management
Masters
6 students
Post-master Certificate
26 students
Taxation
Masters
(online)
23 students
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Post-master Certificate
22 students
Finance
Post-master Certificate
14 students
Construction Management
Masters
11 students
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Masters
3 students
Post-master Certificate
5 students
Business/Commerce
Post-master Certificate
1 students
Management Information Systems and Services
No graduate
Health Professions
Total number of students graduated under this category 1,946Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Bachelors
9 students
Doctorate
72 students
Masters
154 students
Medicine
Doctorate
187 students
Pharmacy
Doctorate
182 students
Dentistry
Doctorate
180 students
Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Masters
(online)
150 students
Post-master Certificate
16 students
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Doctorate
137 students
Masters
1 students
Public Health
Masters
125 students
International Public Health/International Health
Bachelors
37 students
Masters
71 students
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
Masters
(online)
100 students
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics
Doctorate
7 students
Masters
86 students
Behavioral Aspects of Health
Bachelors
72 students
Doctorate
3 students
Physician Assistant
Masters
59 students
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Masters
42 students
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Masters
18 students
Post-master Certificate
(online)
12 students
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
Bachelors
30 students
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
Doctorate
17 students
Masters
(online)
9 students
Post-master Certificate
1 students
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Doctorate
10 students
Masters
15 students
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs
Doctorate
5 students
Masters
7 students
Post-master Certificate
9 students
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
Doctorate
5 students
Masters
8 students
Post-master Certificate
4 students
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development
Doctorate
7 students
Masters
10 students
Medical Science/Scientist
Masters
(online)
12 students
Post-master Certificate
4 students
Endodontics/Endodontology
Post-master Certificate
10 students
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics
Post-master Certificate
9 students
Long Term Care Administration/Management
Masters
(online)
1 students
Post-master Certificate
8 students
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
Post-master Certificate
9 students
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
Bachelors
7 students
Orthodontics/Orthodontology
Post-master Certificate
6 students
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology
Post-master Certificate
6 students
Medical/Health Humanities
Masters
5 students
Periodontics/Periodontology
Post-master Certificate
4 students
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
Post-master Certificate
3 students
Dental Public Health and Education
Masters
(online)
1 students
Post-master Certificate
(online)
1 students
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences
Masters
2 students
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management
Masters
1 students
Advanced General Dentistry
No graduate
Nurse Anesthetist
No graduate
Engineering
Total number of students graduated under this category 1,815Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bachelors
74 students
Doctorate
48 students
Masters
508 students
Mechanical Engineering
Bachelors
96 students
Doctorate
7 students
Masters
114 students
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
Bachelors
52 students
Doctorate
6 students
Masters
108 students
Post-master Certificate
1 students
Engineering
Masters
151 students
Post-master Certificate
1 students
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
Bachelors
74 students
Doctorate
16 students
Masters
39 students
Computer Engineering
Bachelors
55 students
Doctorate
3 students
Masters
49 students
Industrial Engineering
Bachelors
87 students
Doctorate
4 students
Masters
16 students
Chemical Engineering
Bachelors
38 students
Doctorate
12 students
Masters
18 students
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Bachelors
13 students
Doctorate
6 students
Masters
29 students
Structural Engineering
Bachelors
12 students
Masters
28 students
Materials Engineering
Masters
34 students
Systems Engineering
Masters
21 students
Post-master Certificate
7 students
Civil Engineering
Bachelors
14 students
Doctorate
5 students
Masters
7 students
Petroleum Engineering
Doctorate
2 students
Masters
19 students
Transportation and Highway Engineering
Masters
14 students
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bachelors
3 students
Masters
11 students
Operations Research
Masters
6 students
Water Resources Engineering
Masters
3 students
Manufacturing Engineering
Masters
3 students
Civil Engineering
Bachelors
1 students
Computer Software Engineering
No graduate
Telecommunications Engineering
No graduate
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
No graduate
Computer and Information Science
Total number of students graduated under this category 1,700Computer Science
Bachelors
293 students
Doctorate
27 students
Masters
1,066 students
Informatics
Bachelors
4 students
Masters
(online)
151 students
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation
Bachelors
45 students
Masters
18 students
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
Masters
56 students
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
Masters
29 students
Artificial Intelligence
Masters
7 students
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Masters
3 students
Computer and Information Sciences, Other
Post-master Certificate
1 students
Public Administration and Social Service
Total number of students graduated under this category 1,457Social Work
Doctorate
(online)
184 students
Masters
888 students
Public Administration
Masters
(online)
164 students
Public Policy Analysis
Bachelors
33 students
Doctorate
5 students
Masters
70 students
Post-master Certificate
43 students
Public Policy Analysis
Masters
38 students
Post-master Certificate
7 students
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Masters
22 students
International Policy Analysis
Post-master Certificate
3 students
Education
Total number of students graduated under this category 1,019Educational Leadership and Administration
Doctorate
296 students
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
Masters
258 students
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Masters
112 students
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Masters
91 students
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Masters
70 students
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Masters
61 students
Post-master Certificate
2 students
Special Education and Teaching
Post-master Certificate
52 students
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
Post-master Certificate
28 students
Learning Sciences
Masters
(online)
22 students
Urban Education and Leadership
Doctorate
7 students
Masters
(online)
7 students
Education
Doctorate
(online)
12 students
Music Teacher Education
Masters
1 students
Education
No graduate
Educational Administration and Supervision
No graduate
Elementary Education and Teaching
No graduate
Secondary Education and Teaching
No graduate
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
No graduate
Foreign Language Teacher Education
No graduate
Legal Profession
Total number of students graduated under this category 750Legal Professions and Studies
Post-master Certificate
203 students
Law
Doctorate
193 students
Advanced Legal Research/Studies
Masters
121 students
Post-master Certificate
61 students
Programs for Foreign Lawyers
Masters
79 students
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law
Post-master Certificate
(online)
36 students
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
Post-master Certificate
34 students
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
Masters
4 students
Post-master Certificate
8 students
International Business, Trade, and Tax Law
Masters
10 students
Comparative Law
Masters
1 students
Visual & Performing Arts
Total number of students graduated under this category 627Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Bachelors
3 students
Masters
120 students
Music Management
Bachelors
61 students
Masters
18 students
Playwriting and Screenwriting
Bachelors
18 students
Masters
25 students
Game and Interactive Media Design
Bachelors
24 students
Masters
13 students
Film/Cinema/Media Studies
Bachelors
5 students
Doctorate
9 students
Masters
23 students
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management
Masters
10 students
Post-master Certificate
22 students
Stringed Instruments
Bachelors
7 students
Doctorate
7 students
Masters
17 students
Design and Visual Communications
Bachelors
22 students
Masters
8 students
Voice and Opera
Bachelors
7 students
Doctorate
4 students
Masters
11 students
Dance
Bachelors
21 students
Keyboard Instruments
Bachelors
5 students
Doctorate
4 students
Masters
12 students
Jazz/Jazz Studies
Bachelors
12 students
Doctorate
1 students
Masters
8 students
Fine/Studio Arts
Bachelors
13 students
Masters
6 students
Music Performance
Bachelors
1 students
Doctorate
1 students
Masters
2 students
Post-master Certificate
14 students
Digital Arts
Bachelors
2 students
Masters
12 students
Music Theory and Composition
Bachelors
4 students
Masters
8 students
Woodwind Instruments
Bachelors
3 students
Doctorate
1 students
Masters
8 students
Music
Bachelors
7 students
Masters
4 students
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
Bachelors
10 students
Acting
Bachelors
3 students
Masters
5 students
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Bachelors
1 students
Doctorate
2 students
Masters
4 students
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelors
3 students
Art/Art Studies
Bachelors
3 students
Fine Arts and Art Studies
Masters
3 students
Brass Instruments
Bachelors
2 students
Doctorate
1 students
Visual and Performing Arts
Post-master Certificate
3 students
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
Bachelors
2 students
Music
Bachelors
1 students
Music Pedagogy
Doctorate
1 students
Visual and Performing Arts
No graduate
Directing and Theatrical Production
No graduate
Music History, Literature, and Theory
No graduate
Communication and Journalism
Total number of students graduated under this category 439Communication and Media Studies
Masters
198 students
Public Relations/Image Management
Bachelors
3 students
Masters
66 students
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Masters
48 students
Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Bachelors
12 students
Doctorate
18 students
Masters
13 students
Journalism
Bachelors
7 students
Masters
36 students
International and Intercultural Communication
Masters
19 students
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
Masters
15 students
Communication
Post-master Certificate
2 students
Broadcast Journalism
Bachelors
2 students
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
No graduate
Architecture
Total number of students graduated under this category 432Real Estate Development
Bachelors
123 students
Masters
40 students
Post-master Certificate
14 students
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
Bachelors
58 students
Masters
97 students
Post-master Certificate
8 students
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
Bachelors
2 students
Doctorate
5 students
Masters
54 students
Environmental Design/Architecture
Post-master Certificate
12 students
Architecture
Bachelors
11 students
Architecture and Related Services
Masters
6 students
Landscape Architecture
Post-master Certificate
1 students
Architectural History and Criticism
Post-master Certificate
1 students
Social Sciences
Total number of students graduated under this category 383Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Bachelors
16 students
Masters
118 students
Urban Studies/Affairs
Bachelors
23 students
Doctorate
2 students
Masters
77 students
Geographic Information Science and Cartography
Bachelors
8 students
Masters
(online)
43 students
Post-master Certificate
12 students
International Relations and Affairs
Bachelors
16 students
Doctorate
12 students
Masters
7 students
Economics
Doctorate
18 students
Anthropology
Bachelors
3 students
Masters
7 students
Political Science and Government
Bachelors
9 students
Sociology
Bachelors
6 students
Doctorate
2 students
Social Sciences
Bachelors
2 students
Archeology
Bachelors
1 students
Political Economy
Bachelors
1 students
Development Economics and International Development
No graduate
Geography
No graduate
Multidisciplinary Studies
Total number of students graduated under this category 358Gerontology
Bachelors
19 students
Doctorate
4 students
Masters
122 students
Post-master Certificate
12 students
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Bachelors
4 students
Masters
(online)
90 students
Dispute Resolution
Masters
28 students
Post-master Certificate
6 students
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Masters
27 students
International/Globalization Studies
Bachelors
4 students
Masters
19 students
Historic Preservation and Conservation
Masters
8 students
Post-master Certificate
1 students
Cognitive Science
Bachelors
6 students
Human Biology
Bachelors
3 students
Sustainability Studies
Post-master Certificate
3 students
Science, Technology and Society
Masters
2 students
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Total number of students graduated under this category 280Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
Doctorate
6 students
Masters
38 students
Biochemistry
Bachelors
30 students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Masters
20 students
Biotechnology
Masters
17 students
Post-master Certificate
1 students
Microbiology and Immunology
Masters
17 students
Bioinformatics
Masters
17 students
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Bachelors
16 students
Biostatistics
Doctorate
2 students
Masters
13 students
Biomedical Sciences
Doctorate
(online)
11 students
Masters
3 students
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Bachelors
14 students
Computational Biology
Bachelors
8 students
Doctorate
3 students
Masters
3 students
Neuroscience
Bachelors
2 students
Doctorate
8 students
Masters
2 students
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
Masters
10 students
Molecular Pharmacology
Doctorate
1 students
Masters
6 students
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Masters
6 students
Epidemiology
Doctorate
6 students
Molecular Biology
Doctorate
4 students
Biology/Biological Sciences
Bachelors
1 students
Masters
2 students
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Masters
3 students
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Doctorate
3 students
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Masters
2 students
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Doctorate
2 students
Biophysics
Bachelors
1 students
Oncology and Cancer Biology
Doctorate
1 students
Evolutionary Biology
Doctorate
1 students
Molecular Genetics
No graduate
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences
No graduate
Molecular Medicine
No graduate
Neurobiology and Anatomy
No graduate
Psychology
Total number of students graduated under this category 147Applied Psychology
Masters
104 students
Psychology
Bachelors
11 students
Masters
11 students
Applied Behavior Analysis
Masters
12 students
Research and Experimental Psychology
Doctorate
9 students
Physical Science
Total number of students graduated under this category 91Chemistry
Bachelors
11 students
Doctorate
31 students
Masters
4 students
Physics
Bachelors
1 students
Doctorate
15 students
Masters
4 students
Materials Science
Doctorate
3 students
Masters
9 students
Geology/Earth Science
Bachelors
2 students
Doctorate
9 students
Physical Sciences
Bachelors
1 students
Astronomy
Bachelors
1 students
Chemical Physics
No graduate
Mathematics and Statistics
Total number of students graduated under this category 73Financial Mathematics
Bachelors
1 students
Masters
36 students
Applied Mathematics
Doctorate
5 students
Masters
8 students
Mathematics
Bachelors
5 students
Doctorate
4 students
Masters
2 students
Computational and Applied Mathematics
Bachelors
7 students
Statistics
Masters
5 students
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Total number of students graduated under this category 69Linguistics
Bachelors
2 students
Doctorate
5 students
Masters
8 students
Comparative Literature
Bachelors
1 students
Doctorate
6 students
Masters
6 students
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Bachelors
7 students
Doctorate
3 students
Masters
1 students
Spanish Language and Literature
Bachelors
10 students
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
Bachelors
8 students
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Masters
3 students
French Language and Literature
Bachelors
3 students
Italian Language and Literature
Bachelors
2 students
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Bachelors
2 students
Language Interpretation and Translation
Post-master Certificate
1 students
Russian Language and Literature
Bachelors
1 students
Natural Resources and Conservation
Total number of students graduated under this category 53Environmental Science
Bachelors
30 students
Environmental Studies
Bachelors
1 students
Masters
22 students
History
Total number of students graduated under this category 44History
Bachelors
18 students
Doctorate
3 students
Masters
9 students
History
Bachelors
14 students
Engineering Technologies
Total number of students graduated under this category 38Engineering-Related Fields
Bachelors
33 students
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Masters
5 students
Library Science
Total number of students graduated under this category 36Library and Information Science
Masters
36 students
Ethnic Studies
Total number of students graduated under this category 34American/United States Studies/Civilization
Bachelors
2 students
Doctorate
3 students
Masters
9 students
East Asian Studies
Bachelors
2 students
Masters
8 students
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
Bachelors
3 students
Post-master Certificate
4 students
Area Studies
Bachelors
1 students
African-American/Black Studies
Bachelors
1 students
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
Bachelors
1 students
Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies
No graduate
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
No graduate
Asian-American Studies
No graduate
Law Enforcement and Firefighting
Total number of students graduated under this category 31Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Masters
(online)
31 students
English Language and Literature
Total number of students graduated under this category 26English Language and Literature
Bachelors
2 students
Doctorate
8 students
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Masters
10 students
Creative Writing
Bachelors
6 students
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Total number of students graduated under this category 14Philosophy
Bachelors
6 students
Philosophy
Bachelors
2 students
Doctorate
2 students
Religion/Religious Studies
Bachelors
3 students
Post-master Certificate
1 students
Jewish/Judaic Studies
No graduate
Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Total number of students graduated under this category 6Exercise Science and Kinesiology
Masters
6 students
Military Technologies
Total number of students graduated under this category 3Signal/Geospatial Intelligence
Post-master Certificate
(online)
3 students
Liberal Arts
Total number of students graduated under this category 0Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
No graduate
Theology
Total number of students graduated under this category 0Religious/Sacred Music
No graduate
Transportation and Logistics
Total number of students graduated under this category 0Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology
No graduate