Graduate Programs at Vanguard University of Southern California

Graduate School Overview

Vanguard University of Southern California is a Private, 4 years school located in Costa Mesa, CA.

The school is accredited by WASC Senior College and University Commission (1/31/1964 - Current).

Vanguard University of Southern California Directory Information
School Name	Vanguard University of Southern California
Address	55 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone	714-556-3610
Web	https://www.vanguard.edu
Online Application	https://www.vanguard.edu/admissions/undergraduate/how-to-apply
Financial Info	https://www.vanguard.edu/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Vanguard University of Southern California is $12,718 in average. The school has 255 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,256 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 53 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,718
Student Population	255
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	53 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Vanguard University of Southern California is $12,718 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $692.

Vanguard University of Southern California offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$12,456
Required Fees	$100
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$692

Vanguard University of Southern California offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Vanguard University of Southern California is $12,718. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.29% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$15,039	-
2019-2020	$15,693	-
2020-2021	$16,080	$100
2021-2022	$12,276	$100
2022-2023	$12,456	$100
2023-2024	$12,618	$100

The graduate school tuition & fees of Vanguard University of Southern California is inexpensive compared to private graduate schools in California. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the California graduate tuition is $21,930 (public) / $24,536 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Vanguard University of Southern California	$12,718
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
California Graduate Schools	$19,839	$23,084
Public	$11,723	$21,930
Private	$24,536

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,950 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Vanguard University of Southern California.

On-campus living costs are increased by 25.30% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $25,590. Off-campus living costs are increased by 13.13% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,980	$3,250	$13,890	$4,650
2019-2020	$9,430	$3,470	$14,250	$5,150
2020-2021	$9,650	$2,940	$16,600	$4,650
2021-2022	$9,980	$2,970	$17,250	$4,730
2022-2023	$10,290	$3,010	$17,780	$4,840
2023-2024	$10,790	$5,875	$19,430	$6,160

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $701 at Vanguard University of Southern California. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.30% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$622
2019-2020	$649
2020-2021	$670
2021-2022	$670
2022-2023	$692
2023-2024	$701

Graduate Programs at Vanguard University of Southern California

Vanguard University of Southern California offers 13 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 178 students have completed their study at Vanguard University of Southern California.

Offered Degrees at Vanguard University of Southern California
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	9	3	126
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	0	52
Post Master's Degree	1	0	0
Total	13	3	178

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Vanguard University of Southern California by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Teacher Education, Multiple Levels program with 35 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Clinical Psychology program with 34 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Vanguard University of Southern California
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	35	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	12	-
Human Resources Development	✕	5	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Vanguard University of Southern California
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical Psychology	✕	34	$38,600
Nursing Administration	✕	27	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	27	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	24	$54,400
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✔	8	-

Vanguard University of Southern California offers 13 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 178 students have completed their graduate studies.

126 students have earned/completed Master's program.
52 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	-	-
Education [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	24	$54,400
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Biotechnology	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (2 completers)	14 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	6	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✔	8	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	61 completers	-
Clinical Psychology	✕	34	$38,600
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✔	27	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Nursing Administration	✕	27	-
	Total	126

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	✕	12	-
	Total	52

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	-

Graduate Student Population at Vanguard University of Southern California

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 255 students enrolled into Vanguard University of Southern California graduate schools where it has total 2,256 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 71 full-time and 184 part-time graduate students. By gender, 80 male and 175 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	255	80	175
Full-time	71	12	59
Part-tme	184	68	116

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 92 White (36.08%), 10 Black/African American (3.92%), 95 Hispanic (37.25%), 21 Asian (8.24%), and 37 students with other races. 2 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	255	80	175
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	21	5	16
Black/African American	10	1	9
Hispanic	95	34	61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	92	34	58
Two More	13	3	10
Un-Known	20	2	18
Non-resident Alien	2	1	1

Vanguard University of Southern California offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 105 graduate students (41.18% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 17 graduate students (6.67% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	255
Enrolled Online Exclusively	105
Enrolled Some Online Courses	17
Not in Online Courses	133

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