Sociology at Vanderbilt University

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. Of the 2,365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 2021, 47 of them were sociology majors.

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
• Master’s Degree in Sociology
• Doctorate Degree in Sociology

Vanderbilt Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Sociology Schools	484

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in sociology from Vanderbilt. This makes it the #114 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Vanderbilt. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 11% 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Vanderbilt Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 4 sociology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from Vanderbilt, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• General Social Sciences
• Economics

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
• Image Credit: By Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.