Communication & Journalism at Vanguard University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying communication and journalism, you may want to check out the program at Vanguard University of Southern California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Vanguard is located in Costa Mesa, California and approximately 2,289 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanguard.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Vanguard Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Vanguard Communication & Journalism Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communication and journalism progam at Vanguard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and journalism major at Vanguard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Schools	302
	474
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	516
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	629
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	654

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Vanguard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Vanguard University of Southern California.

Vanguard Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Communication & Journalism from Vanguard in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication and journalism bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanguard University of Southern California with a bachelor's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Vanguard also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Vanguard University of Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	29
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	1

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• Education
• Psychology

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Vanguard University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.