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Over its 100-year history, Marshall has forged deep ties with dynamic companies and business leaders, not only in southern California, but across the country and all around the world, creating unlimited opportunities for its students across a broad range of industries.

USC Marshall integrates its core curriculum with a spectrum of hands-on learning opportunities so that our students can take what they learn in the classroom and apply it to the real world, in real time. In the process, they learn more about themselves, the dynamics of teams, and the broader societal context in which business operates. Learning by doing prepares Marshall graduates to be immediately ready to thrive and excel in the workplace.

Accounting, entertainment, real estate, marketing, new media, technology. Los Angeles is a leader in these key global sectors and Marshall takes pride in providing L.A. with the innovative and visionary leaders needed to drive these industries forward.

The USC Marshall experience offers lifelong access to the business world’s premiere connector and accelerator for career success. Decades of intense commitment to the advancement of the Trojan brand have created an unrivaled professional edge.

The pace of technological change, globalization, and heightened stakeholder expectations have vastly expanded the business world’s definition of leadership. Through our innovative teaching practices and educational programs, we train 21st century business leaders to take full advantage of the endless opportunities made possible by technological progress while also managing its far-reaching social consequences.

To take advantage of innovation-driven opportunity, we must ensure that future business leaders have the cutting edge analytical, technical, and entrepreneurial skills needed to constantly reimagine business.

We believe that learning is lifelong and careers follow pathways. With academic excellence spanning the cinematic arts to data sciences, USC and Marshall allow students to combine multi-faceted fields of study to build a future-proof, highly sought-after skill set.

Located in one of the world’s leading business centers and the gateway to the Pacific Rim, USC is among the very best, most global universities in the U.S. — and no part of USC is more global than Marshall. 

Our diverse and international community creates an exciting atmosphere of learning and discourse. Marshall has made considerable investments in programs, centers, research, experiences, and intellectual capital to broaden student perspectives and career pathways.

The USC Marshall School of Business, in partnership with its USC LEVENTHAL SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING, has created a new joint degree, BS Accounting and Finance (ACFN). This joint degree provides undergraduates with an opportunity to formally incorporate technical accounting skills that are highly sought after in the finance industry into their degree pathway.

The USC Marshall School of Business and the USC Sol Price School Of Public Policy have announced a new world-class degree, BS Real Estate Finance and Development (REFD), that combines the strengths of Marshall in real estate finance and investment and Price in real estate development and urban planning. The joint degree program will be offered to incoming freshmen in the fall of 2024.

USC Marshall leads the way in business educations as a top-ranked four-year business school housed at a leading private research institution. Undergraduate students are immersed in the University's foundation of "breadth with depth,” with a core curriculum that encompasses all of the major cornerstones of business.

USC Leventhal provides undergraduate students with the tools and resources they need to succeed. Our program is recognized for the immersive experience it offers accounting students. Graduates leave the program not only as qualified accountants, but as well-rounded professionals. Our students enter careers in accounting, finance, data analytics and more. Leventhal resides within the Marshall School of Business, which provides our students opportunities to interact with the top-notch faculty at Marshall.

Three world-class universities. Three continents. Three degrees. One unparalleled experience.

Students in the John H. Mitchell Business of Cinematic Arts Program (BCA) earn a joint degree recognized by the Marshall School of Business and the School of Cinematic Arts. Program-specific courses, internships, and networking give BCA students the competitive edge as business leaders in the entertainment industry.

In partnership with the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, the AI for Business joint-degree program brings together the expertise of two of the top business and engineering schools in the country to create a new generation of technically-savvy business leaders.

The 37th Student Investment Fund Annual Meeting rendered a provocative take on the "fiscal recklessness of the last decade" and how the Fed is fueling a crisis.

DIEHL, professor of marketing, contributes to a GOOD HOUSEKEEPING piece detailing the benefits of "Habit Stacking" to increase productivity.

GUPTA, associate professor of data science & operations, posits that near-term contributions from generative AI will be very specific and involve lower stake tasks.

EMILY NIX, assistant professor of finance and business economics, authors an enlightening and sobering look at the relationship between financial constraints and abusive relationships for THE WASHINGTON POST.

RODNEY RAMCHARAN, professor of finance and business economics, pens a piece offering historical context in the wake of the SVB demise for THE CONVERSATION.

FAST, associate professor of management and organization, joins AIRTALK to discuss how the rapid rise of AI-powered services are effecting not just business but our society at large. 

Work by JIANG, assistant professor of finance and business economics, and co-authors is central to a piece in FORTUNE looking at the very real possibility of further crises in the banking sector. [Paywall]