Physics at Vanderbilt University

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics 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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
• Master’s Degree in Physics

Vanderbilt Physics Rankings

The physics major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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.

Physics Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 94% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Vanderbilt Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a physics master's degree from Vanderbilt, 100% 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 physics.

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

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics 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
General Physics	19

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Materials Sciences
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Physicists	440	$124,950
Physics Postsecondary Professors	250	$88,090

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.