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History at USC

USC graduates about 77 history majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 41st of 692 schools we score for history, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 90 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 63% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, 1.58× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

86/100Standout#41 of 692 for history →
Graduates a year771% of the class
Courses in the catalog90more than 63% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$80,0001.58× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around USC

USC Physical Education Building (PED), designed by Parkinson & Parkinson as
Physical education building 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Ernie Shelton (sculptor), The Wild Bunch - Sporting Sculpture - Campus of Univer
Sporting Sculpture - Campus of University of Southern California - Los Angeles, Photo: Adam Jones, 2012-02-26 12:59, from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
"Evelia de Pie", sculpture by Francisco Zúñiga, Anna Bing Arnold Sculpture Garde
Zuniga evelia de pie 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
plaque at foot of statue honoring composer Ignacy Jan Paderewski at University o
Usc paderewski plaque 1Photo: Seauton 11 December 2024 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where history happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Parkside Arts and Humanities Residential College, Wilson Dental Library and Norris Dental Science Center, Edward L Doheny Junior Memorial Library, Leavey Library, Seaver Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 106 · Dorm 15 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Athletics 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the history ranking

  1. Colgate University 88
  2. University of Washington 87
  3. Oberlin College 87
  4. Trinity College 87
  5. Johns Hopkins University 86
  6. Carleton College 86
  7. University of California, Berkeley 85
  8. University of Rochester 85

Other strong majors at USC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares USC with every school we score in history. 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.

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