Computer Engineering at University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying computer engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received a bachelor's degree in CE from USC.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

USC Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE
• Master’s Degree in CE
• Doctorate Degree in CE

USC Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE progam at USC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CE major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Computer Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	20
Best Value Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	44

In 2021, 49 students received their master’s degree in CE from USC. This makes it the #22 most popular school for CE master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in CE, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do CE Graduates from USC Make?

The median salary of CE students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $106,621. This is 52% higher than $70,001, which is the national average for all CE bachelor's degree recipients.

CE Student Demographics at USC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CE majors at University of Southern California.

USC Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in CE from USC in 2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CE bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a bachelor's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	20
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USC Computer Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 49 students who graduated with a master’s in CE from USC in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a master's in CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USC also has a doctoral program available in CE. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Operations Research
• Electrical and Computer Engineering.
• Petroleum Engineering
• Systems Engineering

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
Systems Software Developers	88,910	$131,700
Architectural and Engineering Managers	31,580	$175,010
Computer Hardware Engineers	20,720	$131,570
Computer Network Architects	16,650	$127,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.