Public Policy at Vanderbilt University

If you plan to study public policy, 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.

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

Vanderbilt Public Policy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy
• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

Vanderbilt Public Policy Rankings

The public policy major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Policy. 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.

Public Policy Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Public Policy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of public policy bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public policy at Vanderbilt are white. This is above average 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 public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Vanderbilt Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Policy

The following public policy concentations are available at Vanderbilt University. 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 Public Policy Analysis	35
Education Policy Analysis	24

Related Majors

• Community Organization & Advocacy

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310
Education Professors	690	$68,690
Social Scientists	590	$61,800
Legislators	560	$41,470

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.