Economics at University of Southern California

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what University of Southern California has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 221 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from USC.

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

USC Economics Degrees Available

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

USC Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics 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 economics major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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
	20
	31
	75
	104
	114
	169
	416

In 2021, 118 students received their master’s degree in economics from USC. This makes it the #6 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of USC Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $54,837. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $45,868 for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Economics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 221 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 63% were men and 37% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	39
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	77
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

USC Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 economics majors earned their master's degree from USC. Of these graduates, 44% were men and 56% 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	103
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USC also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	339
General Economics	18

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Economists	1,430	$124,430
Survey Researchers	780	$75,150
Economics Professors	700	$139,050

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.