USC Undergraduate
Post-Graduation Plans

USC Undergraduate Post-Graduation Plans

Class of 2020 Undergraduates

90%

POST-GRADUATION OUTCOMES

90% have a post-graduation outcome within six months

$74k

AVERAGE SALARY

$74,430 average salary for initial job

TOP FIVE INDUSTRIES

Technology, Consulting, Accounting, Financial Services, Education: Postsecondary

Outcomes are known on 71% of the undergraduates who graduated August 2019 – May 2020

This overview captures the after-graduation outcomes data of 14,500 USC undergraduates within six months from the Classes of 2017 to 2020

Undergraduate Post-Graduation Plans

Post-Grad Plan = Job, Fellowship/Residency, Own Venture, Continuing Education, Military Service, Other Intention

Still Seeking = Still Seeking Employment or Education

Not Seeking = Postponing Job Search, Caring for a Family, Taking Time Off (more than 4 months)

Post-Grad Plan =

Job, Fellowship/Residency, Own Venture, Continuing Education, Military Service, Other Intention

Still Seeking =

Still Seeking Employment or Education

Not Seeking =

Postponing Job Search, Caring for a Family, Taking Time Off (more than 4 months)

Internships

Internships are the primary way that undergraduates get their first job

Percentages of undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020 who, prior to graduation, completed:

At least 1 internship

2 or more internships

Percentages of undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020 who, prior to graduation, completed:

At least 1 internship

2 or more internships

Job Source

Internships, On-Campus Recruiting (OCR), and Networking are the top sources of jobs for undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020

Job Source

Internships, On-Campus Recruiting (OCR), and Networking are the top sources of jobs for undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020

Top Employers

The list of employers below displays organizations that hired the most undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020; the USC Career Center works closely with employers across all industries and functional areas both domestically and globally

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1 USC

2 Earnest & Young

3 Deloitte

4 Oracle

5 PwC

6 KPMG

7 Amazon

8 Microsoft

9 Google

10 Teach for America

11 J.P. Morgan Chase

12 Accenture

13 Northrop Grumman

14 The Walt Disney Company

15 Boeing

16 Wells Fargo

17 Creative Artists Agency

18 Facebook, Inc.

19 Apple

20 William Morris Endeavor

21 United Talent Agency

22 NBCUniversal

23 Triage Consulting Group

24 Bloomberg L.P.

25 Walmart

26 Adobe

27 Bain & Company

28 Morgan Stanley

29 Goldman Sachs

30 Raytheon Technologies

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Top Industries

Primary industries in which undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020 began their careers

1 Technology

2 Consulting

3 Accounting

4 Entertainment

5 Financial Services

6 Real Estate

7 Aerospace

8 Banking

9 Finance

10 Computer Science

11 Education: K-12

12 Healthcare

13 Marketing

14 Film

15 Engineering

16 Sports/Leisure

17 Media/Entertainment

18 Education: Postsecondary

19 Construction

20 Music

Average Salaries of Undergraduates

The salary information below does not include bonuses or other forms of compensation

Average Salaries of Undergraduates

The salary information below does not include bonuses or other forms of compensation

Top Destinations

California is the top destination for undergraduates domestically, while China is the primary destination for undergraduates with plans abroad

Top US destinations of undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020:

Top international destinations of undergraduates with plans abroad from the Classes of 2017-2020:

China	16.5%
United Kingdom	15.6%
Singapore	5.2%
Japan	5.2%
Indonesia	4.8%
India	4.5%
Hong Kong SAR	4.3%
South Korea	3.6%
Canada	3.6%

Top US destinations of undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020:

Top international destinations of undergraduates with plans abroad from the Classes of 2017-2020:

China	16.5%
United Kingdom	15.6%
Singapore	5.2%
Japan	5.2%
Indonesia	4.8%
India	4.5%
Hong Kong SAR	4.3%
South Korea	3.6%
Canada	3.6%

Top Graduate Schools

The list below represents the graduate schools most often attended by undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020

1 University of Southern California

2 Columbia University

3 University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA)

4 New York University

5 Loyola Marymount University

6 Harvard University

7 University of Chicago

8 University of California– Berkeley

9 University of Pennsylvania

10 Stanford University

11 Georgetown University

12 Carnegie Mellon University

13 Johns Hopkins University

14 Northwestern University

15 Pepperdine University

16 Southwestern Law School

17 University of Washington

18 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

19 George Washington University

20 Yale University

Advanced Degrees Most Frequently Pursued

The list below shows the advanced degrees most frequently pursued by undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020

MASTER’S	LAW (JD)	DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (MD)	SPECIALIZED MASTERS IN ACCOUNTING	PHD
MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)	DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY (DDS)	MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH (MPH)	MASTER OF HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION (MHA)	MASTER OF MUSIC

1 Master’s

2 Law (JD)

3 Doctor of Medicine (MD)

4 Specialized Masters in Accounting

5 PHD

6 Masters of Business Administration (MBA)

7 Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)

8 Master of Public Health (MPH)

9 Master of Healthcare Administration(MHA)

10 Master of Music

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USC Undergraduate Post-Graduation Plans

USC Undergraduate Post-Graduation Plans

Class of 2020 Undergraduates

Outcomes are known on 71% of the undergraduates who graduated August 2019 – May 2020

This overview captures the after-graduation outcomes data of 14,500 USC undergraduates within six months from the Classes of 2017 to 2020

This overview captures the after-graduation outcomes data of 14,500 USC undergraduates within six months from the Classes of 2017 to 2020

Undergraduate Post-Graduation Plans

Post-Grad Plan = Job, Fellowship/Residency, Own Venture, Continuing Education, Military Service, Other Intention

Still Seeking = Still Seeking Employment or Education

Not Seeking = Postponing Job Search, Caring for a Family, Taking Time Off (more than 4 months)

Post-Grad Plan =

Job, Fellowship/Residency, Own Venture, Continuing Education, Military Service, Other Intention

Still Seeking =

Still Seeking Employment or Education

Not Seeking =

Postponing Job Search, Caring for a Family, Taking Time Off (more than 4 months)

Internships

Percentages of undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020 who, prior to graduation, completed:

At least 1 internship

2 or more internships

Percentages of undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020 who, prior to graduation, completed:

At least 1 internship

2 or more internships

Job Source

Job Source

Top Employers

View all employers that recruit USC students

View all employers that recruit USC students

Top Industries

Average Salaries of Undergraduates

Average Salaries of Undergraduates

Top Destinations

Top US destinations of undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020:

Top international destinations of undergraduates with plans abroad from the Classes of 2017-2020:

Top US destinations of undergraduates from the Classes of 2017-2020:

Top international destinations of undergraduates with plans abroad from the Classes of 2017-2020:

Top Graduate Schools

Advanced Degrees Most Frequently Pursued

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