General Business Administration and Management at University of Southern California

What traits are you looking for in a business administration school? To help you decide if University of Southern California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business administration program.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,686 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California in 2021, 1,035 of them were general business administration and management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business Administration and Management section at the bottom of this page.

USC General Business Administration and Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

USC General Business Administration and Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business administration programs across the country. The following shows how USC performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business Administration and Management. 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
	15
	16
	16
	24
	141
	646
	702

In 2021, 445 students received their master’s degree in business administration from USC. This makes it the #40 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at USC

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

USC General Business Administration and Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,035 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in business administration from USC in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its business administration 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	245
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	123
White	403
International Students	158
Other Races/Ethnicities	78

USC General Business Administration and Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 445 students graduated with a master's degree in business administration from USC. About 65% were men and 35% were women.

In the business administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 15% better 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 master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	128
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	170
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

USC also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Interior Design Management
• Project Management

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Management Analysts	104,020	$95,310
Sales Managers	76,950	$134,010
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Administrative Services Managers	38,120	$116,820

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.