Reporting tool — not an official determination. This tool reflects DOE rulemaking data and modeled estimates. The public file is grouped at the institution × credential × 4-digit CIP level; the proposed rule would operate at the 6-digit CIP level. Institutions assign CIP codes to their own programs, so similar-looking majors may be classified differently across colleges. Use as a reporting lead, not a regulatory finding.
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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · private nonprofit
2
DOE-modeled fails
117
Pass DOE model
231
Insufficient data
350
Total program groupings
Based on DOE's public rulemaking file, this institution has 2 broad program groupings with a DOE-modeled fail designation out of 350 total. The public file is grouped at the 4-digit CIP level — treat as a directional signal, not a regulatory determination.

Risk breakdown by broad field

Risk breakdown by credential level

All 350 DOE-modeled fail 2 Passes DOE model 117 Insufficient data 231

Visual & Performing Arts

2 fails 21 total
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
CIP 5005 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $40,415 · Benchmark: $36,082
Film/Video and Photographic Arts.
CIP 5006 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $58,623 · Benchmark: $36,082
Arts Entertainment and Media Management.
CIP 5010 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $63,353 · Benchmark: $36,082
Fine and Studio Arts.
CIP 5007 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $72,428 · Benchmark: $36,082
Design and Applied Arts.
CIP 5004 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $89,022 · Benchmark: $36,082
Music.
CIP 5009 · Doctoral
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $59,885 · Benchmark: $48,304
Film/Video and Photographic Arts.
CIP 5006 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $51,931 · Benchmark: $48,304
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.
CIP 5005 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $53,569 · Benchmark: $48,304

Agriculture & Natural Resources

2 total
Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
CIP 0301 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $78,731 · Benchmark: $36,082

Architecture & Design

13 total
Real Estate Development.
CIP 0410 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $107,292 · Benchmark: $36,082
City/Urban Community and Regional Planning.
CIP 0403 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $106,094 · Benchmark: $36,082
Architectural Sciences and Technology.
CIP 0409 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $78,741 · Benchmark: $36,082
Architectural Sciences and Technology.
CIP 0409 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $74,838 · Benchmark: $63,816
City/Urban Community and Regional Planning.
CIP 0403 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $88,656 · Benchmark: $63,816
Real Estate Development.
CIP 0410 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $185,174 · Benchmark: $63,816

Area, Ethnic & Cultural Studies

6 total
Ethnic Cultural Minority Gender and Group Studies.
CIP 0502 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $55,208 · Benchmark: $36,082

Biological & Life Sciences

30 total
Biology General.
CIP 2601 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $63,125 · Benchmark: $36,082
Neurobiology and Neurosciences.
CIP 2615 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $89,203 · Benchmark: $36,082
Biochemistry Biophysics and Molecular Biology.
CIP 2602 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $57,246 · Benchmark: $36,082

Business & Management

25 total
Accounting and Related Services.
CIP 5203 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $121,101 · Benchmark: $36,082
Real Estate.
CIP 5215 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $143,977 · Benchmark: $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations.
CIP 5202 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $109,128 · Benchmark: $36,082
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
CIP 5213 · Graduate Certificate
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $187,852 · Benchmark: $66,899
Marketing.
CIP 5214 · Graduate Certificate
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $161,928 · Benchmark: $66,899
Business Administration Management and Operations.
CIP 5202 · Graduate Certificate
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $123,330 · Benchmark: $66,899
Business Administration Management and Operations.
CIP 5202 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $181,250 · Benchmark: $66,899
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
CIP 5213 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $158,632 · Benchmark: $66,899
Taxation.
CIP 5216 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $127,082 · Benchmark: $66,899
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.
CIP 5207 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $107,998 · Benchmark: $66,899
Accounting and Related Services.
CIP 5203 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $122,697 · Benchmark: $66,899
Human Resources Management and Services.
CIP 5210 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $116,471 · Benchmark: $66,899

Communications & Journalism

10 total
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication.
CIP 0909 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $87,946 · Benchmark: $36,082
Journalism.
CIP 0904 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $79,776 · Benchmark: $36,082
Communication and Media Studies.
CIP 0901 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $75,864 · Benchmark: $36,082
Public Relations Advertising and Applied Communication.
CIP 0909 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $89,760 · Benchmark: $58,761
Communication and Media Studies.
CIP 0901 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $91,873 · Benchmark: $58,761
Journalism.
CIP 0904 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $76,630 · Benchmark: $58,761

Computer & Information Sciences

12 total
Computer Science.
CIP 1107 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $192,897 · Benchmark: $36,082
Computer Software and Media Applications.
CIP 1108 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $115,839 · Benchmark: $36,082
Computer Science.
CIP 1107 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $188,871 · Benchmark: $69,070
Computer Software and Media Applications.
CIP 1108 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $179,055 · Benchmark: $69,070

Education

13 total
Educational Administration and Supervision.
CIP 1304 · Doctoral
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $138,552 · Benchmark: $46,391
Special Education and Teaching.
CIP 1310 · Graduate Certificate
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $72,559 · Benchmark: $46,391
Student Counseling and Personnel Services.
CIP 1311 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $77,125 · Benchmark: $46,391
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas.
CIP 1313 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $69,534 · Benchmark: $46,391
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.
CIP 1314 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $55,041 · Benchmark: $46,391
Educational Administration and Supervision.
CIP 1304 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $73,693 · Benchmark: $46,391

Engineering

42 total
Biomedical/Medical Engineering.
CIP 1405 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $105,415 · Benchmark: $36,082
Industrial Engineering.
CIP 1435 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $112,150 · Benchmark: $36,082
Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering.
CIP 1402 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $125,514 · Benchmark: $36,082
Mechanical Engineering.
CIP 1419 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $104,649 · Benchmark: $36,082
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering.
CIP 1410 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $131,532 · Benchmark: $36,082
Computer Engineering.
CIP 1409 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $166,369 · Benchmark: $36,082
Chemical Engineering.
CIP 1407 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $100,646 · Benchmark: $36,082
Civil Engineering.
CIP 1408 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $106,308 · Benchmark: $36,082
Engineering Other.
CIP 1499 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $150,717 · Benchmark: $69,070
Civil Engineering.
CIP 1408 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $130,675 · Benchmark: $69,070
Biomedical/Medical Engineering.
CIP 1405 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $121,165 · Benchmark: $69,070
Electrical Electronics and Communications Engineering.
CIP 1410 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $180,468 · Benchmark: $69,070
Mechanical Engineering.
CIP 1419 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $139,101 · Benchmark: $69,070
Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering.
CIP 1402 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $139,463 · Benchmark: $69,070
Systems Engineering.
CIP 1427 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $178,619 · Benchmark: $69,070

Engineering Technologies

4 total
Engineering-Related Fields.
CIP 1515 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $96,120 · Benchmark: $36,082

English & Literature

5 total
English Language and Literature General.
CIP 2301 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $59,345 · Benchmark: $36,082
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.
CIP 2313 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $41,637 · Benchmark: $36,082

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

12 total
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics.
CIP 1609 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $59,088 · Benchmark: $36,082
East Asian Languages Literatures and Linguistics.
CIP 1603 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $64,421 · Benchmark: $36,082

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences

37 total
Public Health.
CIP 5122 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $89,522 · Benchmark: $36,082
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.
CIP 5106 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $91,726 · Benchmark: $36,082
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.
CIP 5123 · Doctoral
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $93,753 · Benchmark: $61,854
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration.
CIP 5120 · Doctoral
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $179,146 · Benchmark: $61,854
Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration.
CIP 5120 · First Professional Degree
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $163,791 · Benchmark: $61,854
Medicine.
CIP 5112 · First Professional Degree
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $105,882 · Benchmark: $61,854
Dentistry.
CIP 5104 · First Professional Degree
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $123,341 · Benchmark: $61,854
Health and Medical Administrative Services.
CIP 5107 · Graduate Certificate
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $122,019 · Benchmark: $61,854
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.
CIP 5105 · Graduate Certificate
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $139,611 · Benchmark: $61,854
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions.
CIP 5109 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $155,219 · Benchmark: $61,854
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.
CIP 5123 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $87,543 · Benchmark: $61,854
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.
CIP 5115 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $72,615 · Benchmark: $61,854
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.
CIP 5138 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $161,128 · Benchmark: $61,854
Health and Medical Administrative Services.
CIP 5107 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $132,258 · Benchmark: $61,854
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.
CIP 5105 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $142,858 · Benchmark: $61,854
Public Health.
CIP 5122 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $95,642 · Benchmark: $61,854

History

3 total
History.
CIP 5401 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $79,940 · Benchmark: $36,082

Interdisciplinary Studies

24 total
Human Biology.
CIP 3027 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $69,751 · Benchmark: $36,082
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other.
CIP 3099 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $59,455 · Benchmark: $36,082
Cognitive Science.
CIP 3025 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $93,440 · Benchmark: $36,082
Dispute Resolution.
CIP 3028 · Graduate Certificate ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $95,860 · Benchmark: $53,607
Dispute Resolution.
CIP 3028 · Master's ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $94,256 · Benchmark: $53,607
Gerontology.
CIP 3011 · Master's ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $79,668 · Benchmark: $53,607
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other.
CIP 3099 · Master's ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $86,783 · Benchmark: $53,607

Law & Legal Studies

7 total
Law.
CIP 2201 · First Professional Degree
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $203,028 · Benchmark: $54,534
Legal Professions and Studies Other.
CIP 2299 · Graduate Certificate
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $143,205 · Benchmark: $54,534
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.
CIP 2202 · Graduate Certificate
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $98,030 · Benchmark: $54,534
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.
CIP 2202 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $84,932 · Benchmark: $54,534

Liberal Arts & Humanities

1 total
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities.
CIP 2401 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $58,462 · Benchmark: $36,082

Mathematics & Statistics

7 total
Mathematics.
CIP 2701 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $69,377 · Benchmark: $36,082
Applied Mathematics.
CIP 2703 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $101,094 · Benchmark: $36,082
Applied Mathematics.
CIP 2703 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $106,697 · Benchmark: $69,070

Philosophy & Religious Studies

7 total
Philosophy.
CIP 3801 · Bachelor ⚠ classification-sensitive
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $51,831 · Benchmark: $36,082

Physical Sciences

13 total
Chemistry.
CIP 4005 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $54,966 · Benchmark: $36,082

Psychology

6 total
Psychology General.
CIP 4201 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $70,461 · Benchmark: $36,082
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology.
CIP 4228 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $96,014 · Benchmark: $48,653

Public Administration & Social Work

12 total
Public Policy Analysis.
CIP 4405 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $74,511 · Benchmark: $36,082
Social Work.
CIP 4407 · Doctoral
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $113,125 · Benchmark: $46,158
Public Policy Analysis.
CIP 4405 · Graduate Certificate
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $89,003 · Benchmark: $46,158
Public Administration.
CIP 4404 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $103,721 · Benchmark: $46,158
Public Policy Analysis.
CIP 4405 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $94,114 · Benchmark: $46,158
Social Work.
CIP 4407 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $73,829 · Benchmark: $46,158
Public Administration and Social Service Professions Other.
CIP 4499 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $140,115 · Benchmark: $46,158

Social Sciences

25 total
International Relations and National Security Studies.
CIP 4509 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $84,866 · Benchmark: $36,082
Political Science and Government.
CIP 4510 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $75,090 · Benchmark: $36,082
Sociology.
CIP 4511 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $70,555 · Benchmark: $36,082
Economics.
CIP 4506 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $94,435 · Benchmark: $36,082
Social Sciences General.
CIP 4501 · Bachelor
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $42,038 · Benchmark: $36,082
Geography and Cartography.
CIP 4507 · Graduate Certificate
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $86,247 · Benchmark: $63,816
Geography and Cartography.
CIP 4507 · Master's
Passes DOE model
Median earnings (yr 4): $83,256 · Benchmark: $63,816