Education at Vanderbilt University

Every 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 241 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Vanderbilt Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

Vanderbilt Education Rankings

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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 Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 241 students graduated with a master's degree in education from Vanderbilt. About 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Vanderbilt, 66% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	160
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within 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
Educational Administration	96
Special Education	48
Teacher Education Grade Specific	47
Student Counseling	42
Teacher Education Subject Specific	17
Teaching English or French	15
International Education	12
Curriculum & Instruction	12
General Education	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

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
Elementary School Teachers	28,880	$52,610
Teacher Assistants	22,240	$24,890
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
Middle School Teachers	12,140	$52,260
Preschool Teachers	6,160	$32,630

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.