Social Sciences at Vanderbilt University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Vanderbilt University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537.

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

Vanderbilt Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Vanderbilt Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	100
Black or African American	58
Hispanic or Latino	77
White	351
International Students	104
Other Races/Ethnicities	76

Vanderbilt Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Vanderbilt University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	272
General Social Sciences	258
Political Science & Government	98
Sociology	58
Anthropology	19

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Philosophy & Religious Studies

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,050	$60,990
Social Scientists	590	$61,800
Statisticians	590	$74,450

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.