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History at Vanderbilt University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history 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, 4 students received their master's degree in history.

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

Vanderbilt History Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in History
  • Doctorate Degree in History

Vanderbilt History Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt History Master’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The history program at Vanderbilt awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 31% 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 history.

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

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Managers 14,480 $83,010
History Professors 500 $73,040
Curators 170 $49,920
Museum Technicians and Conservators 130 $43,940

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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