Political Science & Government at Vanderbilt University

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

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 Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

Vanderbilt Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political science at Vanderbilt are white. This is typical 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	67
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Vanderbilt Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of political science 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 political science.

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

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Political Science	98

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• General Social Sciences
• Economics

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Political Science Professors	170	$89,080
Economics Professors	160	$130,170
Economists	60	$83,350

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.