Human Resource Management at Vanderbilt University

What traits are you looking for in a HR school? To help you decide if Vanderbilt University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's HR program.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year.

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

Vanderbilt Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

Vanderbilt Human Resource Management 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.

HR Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at Vanderbilt University.

Vanderbilt Human Resource Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a master's degree in HR from Vanderbilt. About 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Vanderbilt, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Human Resources Specialists	12,190	$58,700
Training and Development Specialists	5,280	$59,460
Business Professors	2,540	$78,220
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,880	$59,150
Training and Development Managers	1,110	$97,980

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.