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General Social Sciences at Vanderbilt University

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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. Of the 2,365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 2021, 258 of them were general social sciences majors.

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

Vanderbilt General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Vanderbilt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 45

How Much Do Social Sciences Graduates from Vanderbilt Make?

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Vanderbilt is $56,276. This is 75% higher than $32,131, which is the national average for all social sciences bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

64% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 258 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Social Sciences from Vanderbilt in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences 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 social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 25
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 145
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 39

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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