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History at University of Southern California

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California in 2021, 78 of them were history majors.

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

USC History Degrees Available

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

USC History Rankings

The history major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in history from USC. This makes it the #96 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of USC History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $29,963. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $28,881 for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

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History Student Demographics at USC

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

USC History Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The history program at USC awarded 78 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 24% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history 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 history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 33
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

USC History Master’s Program

44% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 history majors earned their master's degree from USC. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women.

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Of the students who received a history master's degree from USC, 67% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators 1,890 $48,120
History Professors 1,380 $103,940
Curators 1,140 $67,650

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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