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Public Policy at Vanderbilt University

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Policy
  • Master’s Degree in Public Policy

Vanderbilt Public Policy Rankings

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

71% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Public Policy

If you plan to be a public policy 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
Education Policy Analysis 24

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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