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Political Science & Government at Vanderbilt University

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Political Science & Government at Vanderbilt University

Every political science and government school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the political science 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, 5 students received their master's degree in political science.

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

Vanderbilt Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Political Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Political Science

Vanderbilt Political Science & Government Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Political Science & Government Master’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Political Science & Government from Vanderbilt in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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Of the students who received a political science master's degree from Vanderbilt, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 16% 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 political science.

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

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political 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
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Political Science Professors 170 $89,080
Economics Professors 160 $130,170
Economists 60 $83,350

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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