by our College Data Analytics TeamPhysiology & Pathology Sciences is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Vanderbilt University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in physiology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Vanderbilt paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $50,082 | $50,082 |
| Fees | $542 | $542 |
The median early career salary of physiology students who receive their doctor’s degree from Vanderbilt is $54,035 per year. That is 25% lower than the national average of $71,900.
Online degrees for the Vanderbilt physiology doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Vanderbilt Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in physiology in 2019-2020, 14.3% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 56.2%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in physiology at Vanderbilt in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 21%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Physiology & Pathology Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Molecular Physiology | 5 |
| Oncology & Cancer Biology | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to physiology and pathology sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 10 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 13 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 9 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 14 |
| Genetics | 1 |
*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.