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USC Pushed a $115,000 Online Degree. Graduates Got Low Salaries, Huge Debts.

USC Pushed a 5,000 Online Degree. Graduates Got Low Salaries, Huge Debts.

Over the past decade, the University of Southern California has used a for-profit company to help enroll thousands of students in its online social-work master’s program.

The nonprofit school used its status-symbol image to attract students across the country, including low-income minority students it targeted for recruitment, often with aggressive tactics. Most students piled on debt to afford the tuition, which last year reached $115,000 for the two-year degree. The majority never set foot on the posh Los Angeles campus but paid the same rate for online classes as in-person students.

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