Computer & Information Sciences at Vanderbilt University

Every computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences program at Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 197 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Vanderbilt.

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

Vanderbilt Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Vanderbilt Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at Vanderbilt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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
Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	20
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	400

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Vanderbilt. This makes it the #294 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #115 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Vanderbilt University.

Vanderbilt Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 197 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from Vanderbilt in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	64
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Vanderbilt Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 26 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 85% were men and 15% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	229

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Engineering
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Computer Systems Analysts	9,520	$77,330
Computer User Support Specialists	9,160	$49,340
Software Applications Developers	5,870	$87,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers	5,610	$118,660

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.