USC’s master’s degree in social work was a lightning rod, leaving students with six-figure loans and low-paying jobs for what many said was a subpar product. A 2021 Wall Street Journal investigation into the program led to inquiries by lawmakers and heightened scrutiny of the revenue-sharing model on which 2U relied…. Last November, 2U and USC announced they would unwind nearly all their partnerships. USC paid 2U $40 million, which a person familiar with the arrangement said covers the tuition revenue the company would have gotten for students it had already they recruited.