Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies at University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying multi / interdisciplinary studies, 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. Of the 5,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California in 2021, 388 of them were multi / interdisciplinary studies majors.

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

USC Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
• Master’s Degree in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Online Classes Are Available at USC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USC offers distance education options for multi / interdisciplinary studies at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USC Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the multi / interdisciplinary studies 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 multi / interdisciplinary studies major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies. 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
	8
Most Focused Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	394

In 2021, 296 students received their master’s degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies from USC. This makes it the #2 most popular school for multi / interdisciplinary studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in multi / interdisciplinary studies, making the school the #81 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Student Demographics at USC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the multi / interdisciplinary studies majors at University of Southern California.

USC Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Program

The multi / interdisciplinary studies program at USC awarded 388 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its multi / interdisciplinary studies 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 multi / interdisciplinary studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	118
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	156
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

USC Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Program

Of the 296 students who graduated with a master’s in multi / interdisciplinary studies from USC in 2021, 31% were men and 69% 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 multi / interdisciplinary studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	71
International Students	92
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

USC also has a doctoral program available in multi / interdisciplinary studies. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Biology	236
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	159
Gerontology	157
Cognitive Science	60
Dispute Resolution	34
Interdisciplinary Studies	27
International Studies	23
Historic Preservation	9
Sustainability Science	3
Science, Technology & Society	2

Careers That Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in multi / interdisciplinary studies 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
Accountants and Auditors	148,600	$84,430
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Community and Social Service Specialists	13,290	$49,830
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	12,750	$91,890

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.