Sociology at Vanderbilt University

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Vanderbilt Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Sociology Bachelor’s Program

76% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology 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
Sociology	58

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	450	$43,390

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
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