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. In 2021, 66 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanguard.

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

Vanguard Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	32
	36
Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	58
Most Focused Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	68
	91
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Most Popular Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	108
Best Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	149
	190
Best Value Psychology Schools	197
	225
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	337
Most Popular Psychology Schools	417
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	480
Best Value Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	674

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Vanguard. This makes it the #129 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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, 20% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Vanguard Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students earned a master's degree in psychology from Vanguard. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. 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 6% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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.