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 a 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 2024
According to our graduation surveys, approximately 71% of our recent graduating classes were headed for employment at the point of graduation while about 25% of them went on to graduate studies. The remaining students pursued service in opportunities such as a Fellowship, starting their own venture, 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 2024 was $105,621 (28% higher than the national average of engineering and comp sci. graduates).
$
105,621
USC Viterbi BS Degrees
$
76,736
National Average of ENGR/CS BS Degrees*
*Source: Winter 2024 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers
Resources & Events
Viterbi offers a wide range of career events each semester to help you connect with employers and prepare for internships and full‑time roles.
Viterbi Career & Internship Expo– A three‑day event featuring Trojan Talks, product demos, and a full‑day career fair with top companies.
How to Get Hired Series – A multi‑day program designed to build your professional skills through employer‑led workshops, resume reviews, mock interviews, and networking with industry partners and alumni.
Student Stories
Students Voices 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
- Amazon Web Services
- American Express
- Amgen
- Amoroso Construction
- Analog Devices
- Analysis Group
- Aon
- Apple
- Applied Medical
- AppLovin
- Arrow Electronics
- AT&T
- ATK Launch Systems
- Avanade Inc.
- BAE Systems
- Ball Aerospace & Technologies
- Barclays
- Baxter Bioscience
- Bird
- Blackstone
- Bloomberg
- The Boeing Company
- Boston Consulting Group
- BP America
- Broadcom Corporation
- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
- Butler Engineering, Inc.
- California Air Resources Board
- California Department of Transportation
- Capgemini US LLC
- Capital IQ
- Capital One
- Central Intelligence Agency
- CH2M Hill
- Chevron
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Citadel
- Citigroup
- City of Los Angeles- Bureau of Sanitation
- City of Los Angeles- Public Works Sanitation
- Clark Construction Group, LLC
- Clarkston Consulting
- Code.org
- Cognizant
- Coinbase Inc.
- Cornerstone OnDemand
- Cypress Semiconductor
- Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP
- Deluxe Digital Studios
- Denali Software
- DIRECTV
- Doordash
- DreamWorks Animation
- Dropbox
- Duolingo
- eBay
- Edwards Lifesciences
- eHarmony
- Electronic Arts
- Energy Corporation of America
- ENSR/AECOM
- Ericsson
- Ernst & Young
- ev3, Neurovascular
- Extron Electronics
- ExxonMobil
- Frito-Lay
- Garmin International
- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
- General Electric
- General Mills, Inc.
- Global Foundries
- Goldman Sachs
- Halliburton
- Hatch Mott MacDonald
- Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
- Hewlett Packard
- Hitachi Consulting Corporation
- HJ Heinz Company
- Honda R&D Americas
- Honeywell
- Hughes Network Systems
- IBM
- Infosys
- Intel Corporation
- Jacobs
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
- JVC Builders
- Kaiser Permanente- Information Technology
- Kiewit Pacific Co
- KLA-Tencor
- KPFF Consulting Engineers
- L-3 Communications, Electron Technologies
- Laserfiche
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Lockheed Martin
- Los Angeles Dpt. of Water and Power
- Lyft
- Masimo
- M.C. Gill Corporation
- MathWorks
- Maxim Integrated Products
- MaxLinear, Inc.
- McKinsey & Co.
- Medtronic Diabetes
- Micron Technology, Inc.
- Microsoft Corporation
- Morley Builders
- Motorola
- MWH Global
- Navy Engineering Programs
- NBC Universal
- Nordstrom
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- NVIDIA
- Occidental Petroleum Corporation
- Oracle Corproation
- OSIsoft, LLC
- Panasonic Avionics Corporation
- Parsons
- Parsons Brinckerhoff
- PayPal Inc.
- Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
- Precision Castparts Corp (PCC)
- PriceWaterhouseCoopers
- Qualcomm
- Raytheon Company
- Ready at Dawn Studios
- Rehrig Pacific Company
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rhythm & Hues Studios
- Riot Games
- Riverbed Technology
- Salesforce
- Samsung
- SanDisk Corporation
- SAP America
- Schlumberger
- Siemens Water Technologies, Corp.
- Skanska
- Snap, Inc
- Sony Computer Entertainment America
- Southern California Edison
- SpaceX
- Square
- Supertex, Inc.
- Swinerton
- Symantec Corporation
- Ticketmaster
- T-Mobile
- Transportation Foundation of LA
- Trip Advisor
- Turner Construction
- Uber
- Urban Science
- URS Corporation
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, LA
- U.S. Air Force
- USC Information Sciences Insitute
- U.S. Department of Defense
- ValueClick
- Vensoft Inc.
- Verizon
- Virgin Galactic
- Virgin Orbit
- ViaSat, Inc.
- Walt Disney Imagineering
- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Wayfair LLC
- Webcor Builders
- Wells Fargo
- Whatsbusy
- Workday
- Xerox Corporation
- Yahoo!
- Zynga
