General Social Sciences at Vanderbilt University

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Vanderbilt University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

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 General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt General Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt General Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 12% 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	39
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	146
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Vanderbilt General Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to 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	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

The following social sciences 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 Social Sciences	258

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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
Social Scientists	590	$61,800
Statisticians	590	$74,450
Social Science Research Assistants	300	$45,640

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

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