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Vanderbilt University Doctorate in Social Sciences

16 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Social Sciences is a program of study at Vanderbilt University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Social Sciences from Vanderbilt Cost?

$50,624 Average Tuition and Fees

Vanderbilt Graduate Tuition and Fees

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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $50,082 $50,082
Fees $542 $542

Does Vanderbilt Offer an Online Doctorate in Social Sciences?

Vanderbilt does not offer an online option for its social sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Vanderbilt Online Learning page.

Vanderbilt Doctorate Student Diversity for Social Sciences

16 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
43.8% Women
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 16 doctor’s degrees in social sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 43.8% of the students who received their Doctorate in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Vanderbilt in social sciences at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 10
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Doctorate in Social Sciences Focus Areas at Vanderbilt

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Anthropology 7
Economics 3
Political Science & Government 4
Sociology 2

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.

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