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General Engineering at Vanderbilt University

General Engineering at Vanderbilt University

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

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 General Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt General Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering

Vanderbilt General Engineering Rankings

Engineering Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt General Engineering Master’s Program

27% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Vanderbilt, 73% 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 engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering 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 Vanderbilt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering 10

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Engineers 4,250 $82,030
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,300 $129,320
Engineering Professors 610 $107,480

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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