Engineering (all) at USC
USC graduates about 453 engineering majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 21st of 434 schools we score for engineering, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $115,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $91 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around USC
Where engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Beigler Hall of Engineering, Neely Petroleum Engineering, Olin Hall of Engineering, Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 106 · Dorm 15 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Athletics 3 · Chapel 2.
Nearby in the engineering ranking
Other strong majors at USC
- Communications & media 96 · #2
- Art, music & theater 96 · #1
- Business & finance 92 · #6
- Computer science 90 · #33
- Architecture 90 · #7
- Sociology & anthropology 89 · #33
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares USC with every school we score in engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.