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Public Policy at Vanderbilt University

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Public Policy at Vanderbilt University

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy 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, 24 students received their master's degree in public policy.

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

Vanderbilt Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Policy

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Public Policy Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Public Policy Master’s Program

75% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public policy program at Vanderbilt awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

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Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from Vanderbilt, 75% 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 public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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 and Health Services Managers 10,320 $101,550
Health Specialties Professors 5,690 $102,310
Education Professors 690 $68,690
Social Scientists 590 $61,800
Legislators 560 $41,470

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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