I am going to assume you are in EECS and want to be a prof in EECS.
UT-Austin is very strong both in EE and CS. Just list a star in CS of UT-A, Yale N. Patt.
USC on the other hand, cannot be compared to UT-A. To be honest:
Rank I: stanford UCB etc
Rank II: GT UT-A etc
Rank III: USC and etc
补充内容 (2014-4-6 20:30):
you don't want to waste your time when a better choice is offered.