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Social Sciences at Vanguard University of Southern California

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Vanguard University of Southern California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

Vanguard is located in Costa Mesa, California and approximately 2,289 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 17 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanguard.

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

Vanguard Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Vanguard

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

Vanguard Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Vanguard performed in these rankings.

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 social sciences major at Vanguard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 Social Sciences Schools 664
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 738
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 848
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 895

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Vanguard

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

Vanguard Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social sciences program at Vanguard awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences 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 social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Sociology 17

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 98,590 $78,090
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Urban and Regional Planners 7,950 $93,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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