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. In 2021, 618 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

Vanderbilt Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Vanderbilt performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133

In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Vanderbilt. This makes it the #61 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 618 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were 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 2% 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	67
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	305
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	91

Vanderbilt Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 60 students who earned a master's degree in Social Sciences from Vanderbilt in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Psychology

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.