Vanguard University of Southern California Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Private nonprofit university
- Costa Mesa, CA
- 1,933 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
Vanguard University of Southern California has two bachelor's programs that report what graduates earn. Nursing pays more in the first year ($102,915) than Business Administration ($58,539).
Both bachelor's programs
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across California.
Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field.
Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.
One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $102,915 in their first year, the most of 2 Vanguard University of Southern California bachelor's programs that report pay.
Nursing graduates leave with a median of $20,832 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Vanguard University of Southern California bachelor's programs that report debt.
Tuition and fees are $41,700 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $21,241 a year.
2 bachelor's programs at Vanguard University of Southern California report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels