Master of Public Health 

at University of Southern California, Los Angeles

According to the USC reviews given by students, the university gets a 4.3 rating out of 5.0 for Quality of faculty. USC also gets a 4.0 rating out of 5.0 for Student Life and 3.9 ratings out of 5.0 for Part-time work. The impressive ratings make USC University a good choice to study in the USA for international students. The below table includes the University of Southern California admission 2024 highlights:

USC has seen a substantial growth in enrollment from Indian students in the areas Regulatory Science and Pharmacy, Law, Arts and Gaming. USC has close to 2,700 Indian students up to 35% compared to the Pre-Covid 19 pandemic levels, with a majority of them concentrated in Engineering disciplines. USC’s President Folt has said a fourth of the university’s students are international, and 25% is made up of Indian students. Majority of students enroll in Engineering disciplines, but now they are going to study Health Sciences, Business programs, etc.

According to a renowned ranking publisher, the graduate Computer Science programme of USC is ranked at No. 21 in the latest rankings. According to the Department Profile for Fall 2024, 79% of students in the MS in Computer Science program are international. This programme provides intensive preparation in the concepts and techniques related to the design, programing, and application of computer systems. Some of the top employers of the USC MSc in CS graduates are Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, etc.  

The University of Southern California UG 2024 graduates were hired in varied industries such as Financial Services, IT / Software Development; Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, etc.

Other industries where the UG students were hired included Accounting and Auditing Services; PR; Real Estate; Aerospace and Defense, etc.

The average salary of the UG students was USD 85,000 (Around INR 74 lakh) in 2024. On the other hand the USC average base salary of the MBA graduates was USD 144,442 (Around INR 1.25 Cr.).

As per Payscale.com average base salary of graduates is USD 94,000 per year (Around INR 82 lakh). A few employers of MBA graduates were Bank of America, EY, Google, IBM, Mattel, Microsoft, etc. 

International students can work for a maximum of 20 hours per week during the studies at USC. They can also work for a maximum of 40 hours per week during winter and summer break. The in-demand part-time jobs in the USA are:

• Teaching Assistant
• Academic Department Assistant
• Tour Guide
• Campus Tech Support
• Research Study Assistant

In 2025 the USC UG graduates got mostly employed in the US. The following was the division of the employment location of these students-

• US- 96.97%
• China- 0.51%
• United Kingdom- 0.37%
• Hong Kong S.A.R.- 0.24%
• Japan- 0.16%
• South Korea- 0.16%
• Singapore- 0.15%
• Indonesia- 0.15%
• Canada- 0.15%
• Other- 1.24%

USC is one of the world’s leading private research universities and its acceptance rate is proof of the same. When it comes to admission, then University of Southern California is very selective. The University of Southern California acceptance rate reported for is just 11.2%. There were a total of 83,488 freshman applicants at USC, out of which admitted students were 9,345. The average unweighted GPA for entering freshman class reported is 3.68-3.95. Since USC is highly selective when it comes to admissions, students must have good scores. 

All international applicants at the University of Southern California have to submit English language proficiency scores. The scores accepted are IELTS / TOEFL / PTE for admission to UG courses. The most competitive applicants at USC have English language proficiency scores that are higher than the specified minimums. For example, the average TOEFL score is above 111, with a score of 25 in each section. The minimum scores required for admission to UG courses are:

A few of the subjects of the University of Southern California that have been ranked in Times Higher Education rankings 2025 are Arts and Humanities, Law, Computer Science, Social Sciences, etc. Here are the subject rankings of this university: