Montserrat College of Art vs University of Southern California

Beverly, MA · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair MA:CA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × CA
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Montserrat College of Art: average net price rose +61.4% from $21,510 (2013) to $34,725 (2023), r² 0.91.
  • University of Southern California: net price ranged $25,972–$32,569 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +12.6% is not a trend (r² 0.08).
  • Montserrat College of Art: enrollment shrank -31.0% over 2013–2023; fitted -9 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.
  • University of Southern California: enrollment grew +15.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +285 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Montserrat College of Art vs University of Southern California

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($74,461 vs $24,780 at Montserrat College of Art)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($92,498 vs $33,022 at Montserrat College of Art)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Montserrat College of Art leads on in-state tuition ($40,690 vs $72,097 at University of Southern California)

Montserrat College of Art profile · University of Southern California profile · Compare other colleges

Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Montserrat College of Art and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $74,461 versus $24,780 at Montserrat College of Art. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Montserrat College of Art and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $92,498 versus $33,022 at Montserrat College of Art. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Montserrat College of Art and University of Southern California?
Montserrat College of Art leads on in-state tuition at $40,690 versus $72,097 at University of Southern California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025