Graduate School Tuition at Vanguard University of Southern California

Vanguard University of Southern California is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Costa Mesa, CA. It offers 13 graduate programs - 9 Master's, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $12,718 for all graduate students. A total of 255 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,256 students at Vanguard University of Southern California.

Vanguard University of Southern California offers online graduate programs and 105 out of 255 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($120,100) after graduation and the Master's Curriculum and Instruction program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $54,400 average salary.

You can find Vanguard University of Southern California's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Vanguard University of Southern California is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Costa Mesa, California. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,718. It offers thirteen (13) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Vanguard University of Southern California
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	55 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, CA
Graduate School Students	293 students 105 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$12,718
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 13 Graduate Programs 9 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Vanguard University of Southern California with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $12,718 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $701.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$12,618
Fees	$100
Cost per Credit	$701
Books & Supplies	$935
Room & Board	$10,790 (On-Campus) / $19,430 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,875 (On-Campus) / $6,160 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$30,318
Off-Campus Total	$39,243

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$15,693	$16,180	$12,376	$12,556	$12,718

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Vanguard University of Southern California offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 13 major areas - 9 Master's (3 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'.

126 students have been conferred Master's degree and 4 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	126	4	52	-
Men	29	1	14	-
Women	97	3	38	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Human Resources Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$54,400	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biotechnology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Theology/Theological Studies	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical Psychology	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$38,600	-	-
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	27^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nursing Administration	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,268 students enrolled in Vanguard University of Southern California including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 293 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 92 male and 201 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 54 full-time and 239 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 105 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 17 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	293	54	239
Men Students	92	8	84
Women Students	201	46	155

By race/ethnicity 117 White, 14 Black, and 29 Asian students are attending at Vanguard University of Southern California. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	293	92	201
American Indian or Native American	2	0	2
Asian	9	20	14
Black	14	2	12
Hispanic	92	35	57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	0	2
White	117	36	81
Tow or More Races	6	4	2
Race Unknown	29	5	24

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Vanguard University of Southern California, 105 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 17 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	255
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	105
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	17
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	133

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	105
California Resident	79
Other State In U.S.	26
Outside of U.S.	0

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