by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #25 spot. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. Vanderbilt received this year's Best Master's Schools badge for its high ranking.
Vanderbilt also ranked #1 for Best Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee.
Vanderbilt was ranked #16 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking. So, the school sits firmly among the Top 5% of colleges and universities in the nation when it comes to overall quality. This makes Vanderbilt a recipient of this year's Best Doctorate Schools badge.
Vanderbilt also ranked #1 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Tennessee.
The total graduate student population at Vanderbilt is made up of 60.1% women and 39.9% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 24.0% of the graduate students who attend Vanderbilt are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Vanderbilt. Around 11.3% of graduate students are international. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,600 | $51,600 |
| Fees | $562 | $562 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Vanderbilt is $82,140. That's good news for those graduates since it is 41% higher than the national average of $58,425.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from Vanderbilt, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $91,182. That's about 21% higher than the countrywide average of $75,260 for all doctorate degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Vanderbilt University.
Contact details for Vanderbilt are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2101 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37240 |
| Phone: | 615-322-7311 |
| Website: | www.vanderbilt.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/vanderbilt |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/vanderbiltu |
About 20.8% of the graduate students at Vanderbilt University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 10.4% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*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.
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