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Health Professions at Vanderbilt University

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Vanderbilt University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Vanderbilt Health Professions Rankings

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There were 168 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #173 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Health Professions Master’s Program

81% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 467 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Vanderbilt in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Vanderbilt, 80% 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 373
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions 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
Nursing 424
Medicine 97
Public Health 58
Communication Sciences 39
Health & Medical Administrative Services 24
Medical Science 11
Mental & Social Health Services 5
Medical Illustration & Informatics 5

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses 60,360 $61,320
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 35,680 $56,600
Nursing Assistants 28,340 $26,400
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 24,410 $40,120
Personal Care Aides 21,100 $21,060

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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