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Psychology at Vanguard University of Southern California

Psychology at Vanguard University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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 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

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.

Vanguard does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

Vanguard Psychology Rankings

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 Master’s Program

75% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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.

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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.

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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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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