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Computer Science at Vanderbilt University

Computer Science at Vanderbilt University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci 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 Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
  • Master’s Degree in CompSci

Vanderbilt Computer Science Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Computer Science Master’s Program

19% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 81% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 33
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Computer Science

If you plan to be a compsci 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
Computer Science 32

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers 5,870 $87,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers 5,610 $118,660
Systems Software Developers 4,940 $92,700
Computer Workers 4,510 $74,000
Computer Programmers 4,090 $82,400

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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