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Rankings of graduate programs at University of Southern California

Rankings of graduate programs from the latest National Research Council study.

Arts and Humanities
Classics
Ranked from 22–28 out of 31 peer programs
Comparative Literature
Ranked from 35–46 out of 46 peer programs
English
Ranked from 54–86 out of 119 peer programs
History
Ranked from 34–68 out of 137 peer programs
Art History
Ranked from 16–28 out of 58 peer programs
Music (Historical Musicology)
Ranked from 27–50 out of 62 peer programs
Philosophy
Ranked from 43–78 out of 90 peer programs

Communication
Communication
Ranked from 17–36 out of 83 peer programs

Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Ranked from 17–26 out of 31 peer programs
Mechanical Engineering
Ranked from 61–97 out of 127 peer programs
Biomedical Engineering
Ranked from 32–60 out of 74 peer programs
Chemical Engineering
Ranked from 21–55 out of 106 peer programs
Materials Science
Ranked from 18–49 out of 83 peer programs
Civil Engineering
Ranked from 73–114 out of 130 peer programs
Engineering (Environmental Engineering)
Ranked from 9–55 out of 130 peer programs
Electrical Engineering
Ranked from 41–84 out of 136 peer programs
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Ranked from 35–52 out of 72 peer programs

Health Sciences
Biokinesiology
Ranked from 5–20 out of 41 peer programs
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Ranked from 34–91 out of 122 peer programs
Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology
Ranked from 41–93 out of 116 peer programs
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Ranked from 20–74 out of 116 peer programs
Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
Ranked from 12–43 out of 117 peer programs
Biometry
Ranked from 9–44 out of 91 peer programs
Epidemiology
Ranked from 25–68 out of 91 peer programs
Occupational Science
Ranked from 62–84 out of 91 peer programs
Preventive Medicine (Health Behavior)
Ranked from 23–70 out of 91 peer programs

Life Sciences
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ranked from 22–75 out of 157 peer programs
Molecular Biology
Ranked from 44–112 out of 157 peer programs
Marine Environmental Biology
Ranked from 21–62 out of 94 peer programs
Craniofacial Biology
Ranked from 63–108 out of 122 peer programs
Pathobiology
Ranked from 24–86 out of 122 peer programs
Neuroscience
Ranked from 33–74 out of 94 peer programs
Physiology and Biophysics
Ranked from 10–37 out of 63 peer programs

Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Applied Mathematics
Ranked from 12–21 out of 33 peer programs
Chemistry
Ranked from 51–115 out of 178 peer programs
Computer Science
Ranked from 11–51 out of 127 peer programs
Geological (Earth) Sciences
Ranked from 33–84 out of 141 peer programs
Mathematics
Ranked from 43–78 out of 127 peer programs
Physics
Ranked from 100–142 out of 161 peer programs

Social and Behavioral Sciences
Economics
Ranked from 32–48 out of 117 peer programs
Geography
Ranked from 11–28 out of 49 peer programs
Linguistics
Ranked from 10–22 out of 52 peer programs
Politics and International Relations
Ranked from 32–45 out of 105 peer programs
Psychology
Ranked from 30–66 out of 236 peer programs
Policy, Planning and Development
Ranked from 12–22 out of 54 peer programs
Sociology
Ranked from 28–53 out of 118 peer programs

The graduate school rankings on PhDs.org have been made possible by grants from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
The National Postdoctoral Association and The Center for Science and the Media have served as the project's fiscal sponsors.