Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at Vanderbilt University

If you plan to study higher education/higher education administration, 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 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Vanderbilt Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Rankings

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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in higher education/higher education administration, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a master's degree in higher education/higher education administration from Vanderbilt. About 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in higher education/higher education administration each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a higher education/higher education administration master's degree from Vanderbilt, 81% 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 higher education/higher education administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Urban Education & Leadership
• General Educational Leadership & Administration

Careers That Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in higher education/higher education administration 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
Postsecondary Education Administrators	3,720	$104,790
Education Administrators	1,320	$74,750

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

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