Elementary Education at Vanderbilt University

Every elementary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the elementary teaching 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 Elementary Education section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Elementary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching
• Master’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Vanderbilt Elementary Education Rankings

The elementary teaching major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary 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.

Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of elementary teaching bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Vanderbilt Elementary Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of elementary teaching master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in elementary teaching each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a elementary teaching master's degree from Vanderbilt, 74% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the elementary teaching master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Teacher Education
• Secondary Education

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary teaching 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

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.