Success After Undergraduate
Your Future is Bright
At USC Viterbi, career development begins the moment students arrive, supported by both university‑wide resources and the dedicated Viterbi Career Connections office.
Through individualized advisement and structured guidance each semester, students connect their academic choices to meaningful pathways—whether that leads to internships, full‑time roles, or preparation for graduate and professional programs.
Pathways to Success
Whether you’re aiming to launch directly into industry, accelerate your education through the Progressive Degree Program (PDP), or pursue advanced graduate studies, Viterbi provides the structure, resources, and mentorship to help you thrive. From hands‑on research and internships with leading companies to interdisciplinary projects and global experiences, each path is designed to build both technical depth and professional confidence.
No matter which direction you choose, you’ll be supported by a community committed to empowering you to turn your engineering education into meaningful impact.
Industry
USC Viterbi graduates are known for moving directly into competitive industry roles, supported by the school’s strong corporate partnerships, extensive career services, and a reputation that signals to employers that they are prepared to contribute from day one. Viterbi Career Services can aid with the job search process, including resume writing, interview skills, and much more. It is geared specifically to help USC engineer and computer science students land their perfect job.
USC Progressive Degree Program (PDP)
Accelerate your education. Elevate your future.
PDP is an excellent way to satisfy your intellectual curiosity and prepare for your professional future in a shorter amount of time! The PDP enables you to coordinate your upper division undergraduate courses with the onset of graduate coursework, which can reduce the number of units required for you to earn a Viterbi Master's Degree.
Graduate Programs
USC Viterbi equips its students with the knowledge, and experience needed to pursue advanced degrees at top-tier universities around the world. Through the combined support of Viterbi Career Services and the USC Career Center, students gain access to resources, guidance, and personalized opportunities designed to elevate their graduate school exploration and set them on a path toward academic excellence.
Class of 2025
According to our most recent post-graduation survey, approximately 67% of our graduating class was headed for employment at the time of graduation, while about 23% planned to continue their education. The remaining students pursued service opportunities such as starting their own venture, the Peace Corps, Teach for America, military service, etc.
Industry
Graduate Programs
Other (Fellowship, Self Venture, Military, Service, etc.)
Average Reported Salary
The average starting salary reported back to us for the class of 2025 was $107,970 (37% higher than the national average of engineering and comp sci. graduates).
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107,970
USC Viterbi BS Degrees
$
78,731
National Average of ENGR/CS BS Degrees*
*Source: Winter 2025 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers
Resources & Events
USC offers a comprehensive, university‑wide network of career resources designed to support students at every stage of their professional development. Viterbi Career Connections serves as the primary career hub for Viterbi students, delivering specialized advising, employer and alumni engagement, and professional development tailored to the unique demands of technical careers. While the USC Career Center provides broad, university-wide resources, Career Connections focuses specifically on engineering career pathways—pairing industry-aligned programming with employer partnerships. Together, these resources help students explore career options, build in-demand skills, and confidently launch their careers.
Student Stories
Viterbi Alumni On the Podcast
Student Blog
My Summer Internship at Kimley-Horn!
My Summer Internship at Kimley-Horn!
So you think AI is cool…
So you think AI is cool…
How I Spent the Summer Planning SoCal’s First Quantum Hackathon
How I Spent the Summer Planning SoCal’s First Quantum Hackathon
My East Coast Summer
My East Coast Summer
Staying Busy on Maui While Taking an Unconventional Path!
Staying Busy on Maui While Taking an Unconventional Path!
Summer in the PNW
Summer in the PNW
Exploring the Amazon
Exploring the Amazon
Some Companies Our Students Work For
This list is far from exhaustive, but here is a sample of the companies our graduates work for.
- Abbott
- Accenture
- Advanced Micro Devices
- AECOM
- Aera Energy LLC
- AeroVironment Inc.
- Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
- AKS Engineering & Forestry
- Akuna Capital
- Alcon
- Amazon
- American Express
- Amgen
- Amoroso Construction
- Analog Devices
- Analysis Group
- Aon
- Apple
- Applied Materials
- Applied Medical
- AppLovin
- Arup
- AT&T
- Arrow Electronics
- Avanade Inc.
- AVEVA
- Avnet
- BAE Systems
- Bain & Company
- Bank of America
- Barclays
- Bird
- Black & Veatch
- Blackstone
- Bloomberg
- Blue Origin
- The Boeing Company
- Boston Consulting Group
- BP America
- Broadcom
- Butler Engineering, Inc.
- California Air Resources Board
- California Department of Transportation
- Capgemini US LLC
- Capital One
- Carollo Engineers
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Chevron
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Citadel
- Citigroup
- City of Los Angeles- Bureau of Sanitation
- Clark Construction Group, LLC
- Clarkston Consulting
- CMTA, Inc.
- Code.org
- Cognizant
- Coinbase Inc.
- Cornerstone OnDemand
- Datadog
- Degenkolb
- DirecTV, LLC
- Doordash
- Dropbox
- Duolingo
- eBay
- Edwards Lifesciences
- Electronic Arts
- Ericsson
- Ernst & Young
- Extron Electronics
- ExxonMobil
- Fast Enterprises, LLC
- Fastly
- Firefly Aerospace
- Ford Motor Company
- Frito-Lay
- Genentech
- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
- General Electric
- General Mills, Inc.
- GlobalFoundries
- Goldman Sachs
- HDR
- Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
- Hitachi Vantara
- HP
- Honda R&D Americas
- Honeywell
- Hughes Network Systems
- IBM
- Infineon Technologies
- Infosys
- Intel Corporation
- Jacobs
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
- Juniper Networks
- K2 Space
- Kaiser Permanente
- KEYENCE Corporation of America
- Kiewit Pacific Co
- Kimley-Horn
- KPFF Consulting Engineers
- L3Harris Technologies
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Lockheed Martin
- Los Angeles Dpt. of Water and Power
- Lucid Motors
- Lyft
- Magnusson Klemencic Associates
- Marvell Technology
- Masimo
- MathWorks
- MaxLinear, Inc.
- Merk &Co.
- McKinsey & Co.
- Medtronic
- Meta
- Micron Technology, Inc.
- Microsoft Corporation
- Moles
- mongoDB
- Motorola Solutions
- Netflix
- NBCUniversal
- Nike
- Nordstrom
- Northrop Grumman
- NVIDIA
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation
- Oracle Corporation
- PACCAR
- Palantir Technologies
- Palo Alto Networks
- Panasonic Avionics Corporation
- Parsons
- PayPal Inc.
- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
- Precision Castparts Corp (PCC)
- PwC
- Qualcomm
- Ramboli
- RTX Corporation
- Relativity Space
- Riot Games
- Riverbed Technology
- Salesforce
- Samsung
- SAP America
- Schlumberger (SLB)
- Scale AI
- Skanska
- Skydio
- Snap, Inc
- Snowflake
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Southern California Edison
- Southern California Gas Company
- SpaceX
- Stantec
- Stripe
- Swinerton
- Syensqo
- Takeda
- Tesla
- The Aerospace Corporation
- Thornton Tomasetti
- Ticketmaster
- T-Mobile
- Tripadvisor
- Turner Construction Company
- Uber
- University of Southern California
- Urban Science
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Vast Space
- Verizon
- Virgin Galactic
- ViaSat, Inc.
- Visa, Inc.
- Walt Disney Imagineering
- Wayfair LLC
- Webcor Builders
- Wells Fargo
- Western Digital
- Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
- Workday
- Worley
- WSP
- Xerox Corporation
- Yahoo!
- Zynga
