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Philosophy & religion at USC

USC graduates about 82 philosophy & religion majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#39 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year822% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$52,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around USC

University Religious Center (URC), University of Southern California, designed b
Usc university religious center west side 1Photo: Seauton 11 December 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
bust of Venezuelan poet and philosopher Andrés Bello (1781-1865), East courtyard
Usc andres bello 1Photo: Seauton · CC BY 4.0 · source
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

Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: University Religious Center, Wilson Dental Library and Norris Dental Science Center, United University Church, 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 philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Davidson College 88
  2. University of California, Los Angeles 87
  3. University of California, Berkeley 87
  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison 87
  5. George Washington University 87
  6. Washington University in St. Louis 87
  7. Vassar College 87
  8. Wesleyan University 87

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares USC with every school we score in philosophy & religion. 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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