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Nursing at University of Southern California

If you plan to study nursing, 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.

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

USC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at USC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USC does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

USC Nursing 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.

Nursing Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Nursing Master’s Program

89% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 100 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 16% 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing 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
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 100

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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