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Medical Science at Vanderbilt University

If you are interested in studying medical science, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in medical science.

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

Vanderbilt Medical Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Medical Science

Vanderbilt Medical Science Rankings

Medical Science Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Medical Science Master’s Program

27% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 medical science majors earned their master's degree from Vanderbilt. Of these graduates, 73% were men and 27% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in medical science each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

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In the medical science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 medical science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Medical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical science 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
Medical Scientists 1,370 $81,390
Natural Sciences Managers 500 $111,670
Epidemiologists 230 $84,560

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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