Education at Vanderbilt University

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Vanderbilt University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Education section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Vanderbilt

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Vanderbilt does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Vanderbilt Education Rankings

The education major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Vanderbilt are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Vanderbilt Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of education master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Vanderbilt, 57% were white. This is below 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	140
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Vanderbilt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Educational Administration	96
Teacher Education Grade Specific	76
Special Education	54
Student Counseling	42
Teacher Education Subject Specific	28
Teaching English or French	15
Curriculum & Instruction	12
International Education	12
General Education	11

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	28,880	$52,610
Teacher Assistants	22,240	$24,890
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Middle School Teachers	12,140	$52,260
Preschool Teachers	6,160	$32,630

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.