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Nursing at Vanguard University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying nursing, 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 approximately 2,289 students attend the school each year. Of the 63 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Vanguard University of Southern California in 2021, 63 of them were nursing majors.

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

Vanguard Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing

Vanguard Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing 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 nursing major at Vanguard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
16
28
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 48
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 53
67
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 97
Best Nursing Schools 153
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 189
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 275
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 349
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 373
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 558
Most Focused Nursing Schools 604
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 605
Most Popular Nursing Schools 924
Best Value Nursing Schools 1,001

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Vanguard. This makes it the #374 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Vanguard Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Vanguard is $91,857. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 46% higher than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

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Nursing Student Demographics at Vanguard

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

Vanguard Nursing Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 63 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing from Vanguard in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanguard since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Vanguard Nursing Master’s Program

100% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 nursing majors earned their master's degree from Vanguard. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Vanguard, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing 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
Nursing Practice 33
Registered Nursing 30
Nursing Administration 20

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 294,510 $106,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 34,510 $125,770
Nurse Practitioners 13,420 $133,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 3,390 $101,320
Nurse Anesthetists 1,180 $212,210

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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