General Psychology at Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. In 2021, 84 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.
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Vanderbilt General Psychology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
- Master’s Degree in Psychology
- Doctorate Degree in Psychology
Vanderbilt General Psychology Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how Vanderbilt performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The psychology major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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 General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools | 18 |
Best General Psychology Schools | 77 |
Most Focused General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools | 178 |
Most Popular General Psychology Schools | 358 |
In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in psychology from Vanderbilt. This makes it the #142 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.
There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Earnings of Vanderbilt Psychology Graduates
The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Vanderbilt is $28,292. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.
Psychology Student Demographics at Vanderbilt
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at Vanderbilt University.
Vanderbilt General Psychology Bachelor’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 32 |
International Students | 7 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Vanderbilt General Psychology Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a master's in psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into
A degree in psychology 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 |
---|---|---|
Managers | 14,480 | $83,010 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 1,800 | $69,510 |
Psychology Professors | 660 | $74,260 |
Psychologists | 230 | $87,260 |
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.
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