USC Online is University of Southern California’s virtual platform offering 100% online post-graduate degrees. Since 1972, USC has maintained a distance learning platform, all with the same level of integrity and standards as residential programs. Advances in connectivity (the internet) have expanded the group dramatically over recent years; today there are dozens of degree programs available virtually. Master’s degree programs are available in business, computer science and technology, healthcare, education, engineering, law and social sciences and many areas offer certificate programs as well. The online school is designed for existing undergraduate degree holders to continue their formal education for the advancement of their career. Enrollment includes access to USC’s library system (with a robust and user-friendly interface), IT support, career services and health insurance options.
Programs
120
Students Enrolled
8,000
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$60,384
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
2003
Student Resources
e-mail services, library services, campus computer network, career placement assistance, academic advising, bookstore, tutoring
Contacts
Dr. Mark Todd
Vice Provost for Academic Operations Distance Learning Unit Head
Tara Hein-Phillips
Executive Director of Continuing Education, USC Online Student Application Contact
Parent School
Name
University of Southern California
Institution Control
Private-Nonprofit
Academic Calendar
Semesters
Founding Year
1880
Online Programs
Computer Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$53,865
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Computer Science
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$55,860
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Gerontology
Master of Arts
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$55,860
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Gerontology
Master of Arts
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$31,920
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
graduate certificate
Systems Architecting and Engineering
Master of Arts
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$29,925
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
graduate certificate
Aerospace Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$53,865
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Biomedical Engineering (Medical Imaging and Imaging Informatics)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$53,505
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1845
Degree Level
master's
Biomedical Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$51,660
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1845
Degree Level
master's
Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$53,865
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Computer Science, Scientists and Engineers
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$73,815
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Computer Science (Computer Security)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$63,840
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$63,840
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Construction Management
Master of Construction Management
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$65,835
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Engineering Management
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Materials Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$53,865
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$53,865
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Petroleum Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$53,865
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Product Development Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$53,865
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Systems Architecting and Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Geographic Information Science and Technology
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
graduate certificate
Geographic Information Science and Technology
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$55,860
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Operations Research Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Financial Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Green Technologies
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$53,865
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Long-Term Care Administration
Master of Arts
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$55,860
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Master of Arts in Teaching
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$47,880
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Aging Services Management
Master of Arts
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$63,840
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Public Administration
Master of Public Administration
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$79,800
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Software Architecture
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$29,925
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
graduate certificate
Communication Management
Master of Communication
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$63,840
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Gerontology
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$87,780
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$101,745
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Petroleum Engineering and Engineering Management (Dual Degree)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$131,028
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
2148
Degree Level
master's
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Management (Dual Degree)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$103,104
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
2148
Degree Level
master's
Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management (Dual Degree)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$103,104
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
2148
Degree Level
master's
Electrical Engineering and Engineering Management (Dual Degree)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$103,104
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
2148
Degree Level
master's
Computer Science (Data Science)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$63,840
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Business Taxation (Working Professionals)
Master of Business Taxation
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Applied Psychology
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$67,830
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Organizational Change and Leadership
Doctor of Education
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$119,700
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
doctoral
Geospatial Leadership
Master of Arts
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$29,925
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
graduate certificate
Nutrition, Healthspan and Longevity
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$91,770
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Public Health
Master of Public Health
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$83,790
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Master of Studies in Law
Master in the Study of Law
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$48,363
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
2303
Degree Level
master's
Master of Laws
Master of Laws
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$49,875
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Global Supply Chain Management
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Learning Design and Technology
Master of Education
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Geriatric Dentistry
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$97,755
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Geospatial Intelligence
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$29,925
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
graduate certificate
Pain Medicine
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$65,835
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Human Resource Management
Master of Science in Human Resource Management
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$47,880
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Physical Therapy
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$229,425
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
doctoral
Online Compliance
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Orofacial Pain
Master of Management
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Project Management
Master of Science in Project Management
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$47,880
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Entertainment Law & Industry
Master of Business Taxation
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Pain Medicine
Master of Arts in Teaching
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$19,950
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Community Oral Health
Master of Community Health
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Oral Clinical Pathology and Radiology
Master of Business Taxation
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$25,935
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Criminal Justice
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$47,880
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Hospitality and Tourism
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$47,880
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Medical Gerontology
Master of Arts
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$65,835
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Senior Living Hospitality
Master of Arts
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$65,835
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Human Security and Geospatial Intelligence
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$67,830
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Remote Sensing for Earth Observation
Master in the Study of Law
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$31,920
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
graduate certificate
Financial Compliance
Master of Laws
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Health Care Compliance
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Human Resources Law and Compliance
Master of Education
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Integrated Design, Business and Technology
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$75,810
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Food Industry Leadership
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Library and Information Management
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$31,920
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
graduate certificate
School Counseling
Master of Education
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$97,755
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Educational Leadership
Doctor of Education
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$119,700
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
doctoral
Enrollment Management and Policy
Master of Education
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Mechanical Engineering (Energy Conversion)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$53,865
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Petroleum Engineering (Geoscience Technologies)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$67,830
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Petroleum Engineering (Unconventional Resources)
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
graduate certificate
Cyber Security Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$55,860
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Applied Data Science
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$63,840
Estimated out of State Cost Per Credit
1995
Degree Level
master's
Oral Pathology and Radiology
Master of Science in Project Management
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$47,880
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Digital Oilfield Technologies
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Degree Level
graduate certificate
Astronautical Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$19,950
Degree Level
master's
Chemical Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Degree Level
master's
Global Executive Doctor of Education
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$25,935
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Human Resource Management
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$47,880
Degree Level
master's
Privacy Law and Cybersecurity
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$47,880
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Entertainment Law and Industry
Master of Arts
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$65,835
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$65,835
Degree Level
master's
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics and Control)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$67,830
Degree Level
master's
Social Work
Master of Social Work
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$31,920
Degree Level
master's
Orofacial Pain
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$63,840
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Geriatric Dentistry
Master
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Degree Level
master's
MS in Mechanical Engineering/MS in Engineering Management (Dual Degree)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Degree Level
master's
Business Law
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Electrical Engineering (Computer Networks)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Degree Level
master's
MS in Electrical Engineering/MS in Engineering Management (Dual Degree)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$25,935
Degree Level
master's
Astronautical Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$75,810
Degree Level
graduate certificate
Management in Library and Information Science
Master
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Degree Level
master's
MS in Petroleum Engineering/MS in Engineering Management (Dual Degree)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$31,920
Degree Level
master's
Executive Master of Urban Planning
Master of Arts in Teaching
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$67,830
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Petroleum Engineering (Digital Oilfield Technologies)
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$55,860
Degree Level
master's
Digital Media Management
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$55,860
Degree Level
master's
Green Technologies
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$97,755
Degree Level
master's
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$119,700
Degree Level
doctoral
Geriatric Dentistry
Master of Education
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$59,850
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Compliance Certificate
Master of Social Work
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$119,700
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Electrical Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$119,700
Degree Level
master's
Health Systems Management Engineering
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$119,700
Degree Level
master's
Pain Medicine
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$55,860
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Community Oral Health
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$53,865
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Doctorate of Social Work
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$67,830
Degree Level
undergraduate certificate
Community Oral Health
Master
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$23,940
Degree Level
master's
Project Management
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$55,860
Degree Level
master's
Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine
Master of Science
Estimated out of State Cost for Completion
$63,840
Degree Level
master's
Pain Medicine
Master of Science
Degree Level
master's
Executive Master of Health Administration
Executive Master of Health Administration
Degree Level
master's
Electrical Engineering (VLSI Design)
Master of Science
Degree Level
master's
Electrical Engineering (Electric Power)
Master of Science
Degree Level
master's
