Psychology at Vanguard University of Southern California

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Vanguard University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

Vanguard is located in Costa Mesa, California and has a total student population of 2,289.

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

Vanguard Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at Vanguard

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Vanguard offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Vanguard Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at Vanguard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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.

Psychology Student Demographics at Vanguard

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

Vanguard Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Vanguard Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Vanguard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 25% better 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 master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at Vanguard University of Southern California. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanguard University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	66
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	61

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Psychology Professors	4,530	$117,990
Psychologists	2,080	$114,860
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	40	$149,820

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.