Bachelor's Degree · Los Angeles, CA
At University of Southern California, the Economics bachelor's degree program reported $94,435 median earnings four years after completion and $14,000 median federal debt among 140 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $94,435, five-year median earnings were $98,555, and median federal debt was $14,000 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 100 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 67th percentile and debt was lower than about 86% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 67% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 86% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 100 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The University of Southern California institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Los Angeles, California · Private nonprofit
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $94,435 four-year median earnings, $14,000 median federal debt, 140 working graduates, and 100 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $94,435 four years after completion and $98,555 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $14,000 across a reported debt cohort of 153 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 45.06 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
