General Education at Vanderbilt University

If you are interested in studying general education, you may want to check out the program at Vanderbilt University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 General Education
• Master’s Degree in General Education

Vanderbilt General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general 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 general 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 Master’s Degree Schools	31
	42
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
	129
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Most Popular General Education Master’s Degree Schools	339
Most Popular General Education Schools	381
Best Value General Education Schools	382

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

General Education Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt General Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of general education bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical general 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 general 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in general education from Vanderbilt.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a master's in general 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 general education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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.