History at Vanderbilt University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Vanderbilt University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received a bachelor's degree in history from Vanderbilt.

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

Vanderbilt History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

Vanderbilt History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Vanderbilt performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools	52

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in history from Vanderbilt. This makes it the #211 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Vanderbilt History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at Vanderbilt is $40,458. This is 40% higher than $28,881, which is the national average for all history bachelor's degree recipients.

History Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 62 history students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Vanderbilt are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Vanderbilt History Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in History from Vanderbilt in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Managers	14,480	$83,010
History Professors	500	$73,040
Curators	170	$49,920
Museum Technicians and Conservators	130	$43,940

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.