Science, Technology & Society at Vanderbilt University

What traits are you looking for in a science, tech and society school? To help you decide if Vanderbilt University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's science, tech and society program.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 science, tech and society majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Science, Technology & Society section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Science, Technology & Society Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Tech & Society

Vanderbilt Science, Technology & Society Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the science, tech and society progam at Vanderbilt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 science, tech and society major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Science, Technology & Society. 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
Most Popular Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools	27

Science, Tech & Society Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the science, tech and society majors at Vanderbilt University.

Vanderbilt Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 science, tech and society students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical science, tech and society bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its science, tech and society 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 science, tech and society.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in science, tech and society. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Classical & Ancient Studies
• Computational Science
• Cognitive Science
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Careers That Science, Tech & Society Grads May Go Into

A degree in science, tech and society 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
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670

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.