Nursing at Vanderbilt University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing school? To help you decide if Vanderbilt University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing 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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Nursing Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Vanderbilt Nursing Rankings

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Nursing Master’s Program

90% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Vanderbilt, 76% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	276
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	76
School Nursing	67
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	53
Nursing Practice	46
Critical Care Nursing	42
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing	41
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	30
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	26
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing	25
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing	15
Nursing Science	3

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Nurse Practitioners	7,010	$95,990
Nurse Anesthetists	2,190	$150,880
Nursing Instructors and Professors	910	$75,300

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
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