Hi
Well both are pretty high (USC its 56k and JHU a whopping 71k). While I think I would be able to pull off the finances for either of these schools, they are still expensive and bothering me.
Baltimore is cheaper than LA but somehow both have living expenses as same mentioned in i20.
While neither of them give formal TA to masters students - JHU does provide course assistantships and help with finding part time jobs. USC helps with part time jobs but I think the course assistantship thing is lacking (anyone can shed some light on this?)
While the i20 amounts are high, neither school will be as costly as mentioned in i20 (in fact far lesser if I go for some cost cutting measures).
JHU is academically more rigorous but USC has the location factor. Hence asking about the job scene.