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Theology at Vanderbilt University

Theology at Vanderbilt University

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

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 Theology section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Theology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Theology

Vanderbilt Theology Rankings

Theology Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Theology Master’s Program

74% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of theology master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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Of the students who received a theology master's degree from Vanderbilt, 65% 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 theology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Theology Grads May Go Into

A degree in theology 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
Clergy 670 $49,080
Philosophy and Religion Professors 490 $75,500

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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