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Sociology at Vanderbilt University

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Sociology at Vanderbilt University

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Vanderbilt University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in sociology.

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

Vanderbilt Sociology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Sociology
  • Doctorate Degree in Sociology

Vanderbilt Sociology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Sociology Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a sociology 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 sociology.

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

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors 450 $43,390

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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