Liberal Arts General Studies at Vanderbilt University

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received their master's degree in liberal arts.

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

Vanderbilt Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Vanderbilt Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in liberal arts from Vanderbilt in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in liberal arts each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a liberal arts master's degree from Vanderbilt, 86% 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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
Professors	2,040	$53,390

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.