General Education at Vanderbilt University

Every general education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education 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 56 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University in 2021, 10 of them were general education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Education section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt General Education Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at Vanderbilt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	31
Best Value General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98
	129
	137
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools	273
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	339
Most Popular General Education Schools	381
Best Value General Education Schools	382
Most Focused General Education Schools	602

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in education from Vanderbilt. This is the #339 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 General Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 10% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Vanderbilt General Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 education major earned their master's degree from Vanderbilt.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within General Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Education	11

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• International Education
• Teaching English or French
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Student Counseling

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
Education Professors	690	$68,690

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.