Vanderbilt University Graduate Programs

Vanderbilt University is a Private, 4-years school located in Nashville, TN. Vanderbilt offers total 189 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.

  • Graduate Tuition & fees: $56,128
  • Graduate Students: 6,559
  • Graduate Programs: 189

Vanderbilt Graduate Programs Overview

Vanderbilt University (referred to as Vanderbilt) is a Private, 4-years school located in Nashville, TN. Vanderbilt offers total 189 graduate programs through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate degree/programs.
The 2023 graduate tuition & fees at Vanderbilt University is $56,128 when a student attends full-time status. The tuition per credit hour is $2,215 for part-time students or overloaded credits. Total 6,559 students have enrolled in graduate programs where the school has total population of 13,710 with undergraduate students.
Vanderbilt 2023 Graduate Programs Key Facts
Tuition & Fees$56,128
Costs per Credit$2,215
Graduate Students6,559
Graduate Programs189 programs
Offered Graduate DegreeMaster's, Doctorate, Post-graduate certificate

Graduate Degree & Major Programs, Number of Completers

Vanderbilt University graduate schools offers 189 major programs and 1 programs are available on distance learning. Last year, total 2,543 students have earned their graduate degrees/certificate at Vanderbilt. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at Vanderbilt with number of completers.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] 1 program 4
Latin American Studies1 program 4
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 36
Computer Science1 program 36
Education [+] 17 programs 267
Education1 program 1
Curriculum and Instruction1 program 18
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 25
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 13
Urban Education and Leadership1 program 17
Educational Evaluation and Research1 program 10
International and Comparative Education1 program 2
Special Education and Teaching1 program 44
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness1 program 2
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services1 program 55
Elementary Education and Teaching1 program 18
Secondary Education and Teaching1 program 20
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)1 program 0
Health Teacher Education1 program 0
Music Teacher Education1 program 2
Reading Teacher Education1 program 15
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor1 program 25
Engineering [+] 8 programs (1 online)82
Engineering1 program (1 online)35
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 7
Chemical Engineering1 program 3
Civil Engineering1 program 10
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 12
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 2
Mechanical Engineering1 program 11
Engineering (other)1 program 2
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 5 programs 10
German Language and Literature1 program 1
French Language and Literature1 program 1
Portuguese Language and Literature1 program 0
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 7
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 1
Work and Family Studies [+] 2 programs 37
Child Development1 program 23
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)1 program 14
Legal Studies [+] 2 programs 55
Programs for Foreign Lawyers1 program 55
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law1 program 0
English Language and Literature [+] 2 programs 8
English Language and Literature1 program 4
Creative Writing1 program 4
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 1 program 7
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1 program 7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 13 programs 35
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 4
Biomedical Sciences1 program 14
Biochemistry1 program 2
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1 program 1
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 0
Microbiology1 program 5
Molecular Physiology1 program 1
Pathology/Experimental Pathology1 program 0
Oncology and Cancer Biology1 program 0
Pharmacology1 program 1
Biostatistics1 program 3
Bioinformatics1 program 4
Neuroscience1 program 0
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 2 programs 131
Mathematics1 program 4
Financial Mathematics1 program 127
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 3 programs 53
Cognitive Science1 program 0
Computational Science1 program 29
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)1 program 24
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 2 programs 5
Philosophy1 program 2
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 3
Theology and Religious Vocations [+] 2 programs 50
Theology/Theological Studies1 program 19
Divinity/Ministry1 program 31
Physical Sciences [+] 4 programs 6
Chemistry1 program 3
Geology/Earth Science1 program 1
Physics1 program 1
Materials Science1 program 1
Psychology [+] 6 programs 17
Psychology1 program 11
Developmental and Child Psychology1 program 0
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology1 program 5
Community Psychology1 program 1
Clinical Child Psychology1 program 0
Applied Behavior Analysis1 program 0
Human Services [+] 2 programs 33
Community Organization and Advocacy1 program 17
Education Policy Analysis1 program 16
Social Sciences [+] 7 programs 27
Social Sciences1 program 0
Anthropology1 program 3
Economics1 program 0
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics1 program 7
Development Economics and International Development1 program 0
Political Science and Government1 program 14
Sociology1 program 3
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 1 program 1
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 program 1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 22 programs 519
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist1 program 18
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist1 program 0
Health/Health Care Administration/Management1 program 23
Medical Scientist1 program 16
Genetic Counseling/Counselor1 program 6
Public Health1 program 28
Health/Medical Physics1 program 3
Health Services Administration1 program 33
Medical Informatics1 program 7
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse1 program 0
Nursing Administration1 program 9
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 32
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 68
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing1 program 34
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery1 program 23
Nursing Science1 program 11
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing1 program 63
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 49
Critical Care Nursing1 program 53
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing1 program 16
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 27
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)1 program 0
Business [+] 13 programs 286
Business Administration and Management1 program 56
Operations Management and Supervision1 program 0
Organizational Leadership1 program 1
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)1 program 37
Accounting1 program 32
Accounting and Finance1 program 13
Finance1 program 0
Investments and Securities1 program 1
Organizational Behavior Studies1 program 39
Management Information Systems1 program 0
Management Science1 program 20
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)1 program 60
Marketing/Marketing Management1 program 27
History [+] 1 programs 5
History1 program 5
Total117 programs (1 online)1,674
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Communication and Journalism [+] 1 program 0
Communication and Media Studies (other)1 program 0
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 1 program 5
Computer Science1 program 5
Education [+] 4 programs 29
Educational Leadership and Administration1 program 14
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration1 program 5
Special Education and Teaching1 program 6
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)1 program 4
Engineering [+] 6 programs 55
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering1 program 18
Chemical Engineering1 program 8
Civil Engineering1 program 4
Electrical and Electronics Engineering1 program 16
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering1 program 1
Mechanical Engineering1 program 8
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] 4 programs 9
German Language and Literature1 program 1
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 program 1
French Language and Literature1 program 4
Spanish Language and Literature1 program 3
English Language and Literature [+] 1 program 3
English Language and Literature1 program 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 14 programs 100
Biology/Biological Sciences1 program 9
Biochemistry1 program 5
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1 program 10
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 program 12
Microbiology1 program 11
Human/Medical Genetics1 program 6
Molecular Physiology1 program 3
Pathology/Experimental Pathology1 program 6
Oncology and Cancer Biology1 program 5
Pharmacology1 program 8
Biostatistics1 program 4
Bioinformatics1 program 1
Epidemiology1 program 3
Neuroscience1 program 17
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 1 program 10
Mathematics1 program 10
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 2 programs 3
Cognitive Science1 program 0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)1 program 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] 2 programs 12
Philosophy1 program 4
Religion/Religious Studies1 program 8
Physical Sciences [+] 5 programs 50
Astrophysics1 program 8
Chemistry1 program 28
Geology/Earth Science1 program 2
Physics1 program 5
Materials Science1 program 7
Psychology [+] 4 programs 19
Psychology1 program 11
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics1 program 0
Developmental and Child Psychology1 program 0
Community Psychology1 program 8
Social Sciences [+] 5 programs 29
Anthropology1 program 5
Economics1 program 10
Applied Economics1 program 1
Political Science and Government1 program 6
Sociology1 program 7
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 2 programs 13
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist1 program 5
Nursing Science1 program 8
Business [+] 2 programs 136
Business Administration and Management1 program 0
Organizational Leadership1 program 136
History [+] 1 programs 8
History1 program 8
Total55 programs481
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Legal Studies [+] 1 program 178
Law1 program 178
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 program 0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)1 program 0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 4 programs 175
Audiology/Audiologist1 program 11
Medicine1 program 99
Health/Medical Physics1 program 3
Nursing Practice1 program 62
Total6 programs353
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramNumber of ProgramsNumber of Completers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 11 programs 35
Nursing Administration1 program 0
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing1 program 9
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing1 program 0
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery1 program 1
Nursing Science1 program 0
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing1 program 3
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 5
Critical Care Nursing1 program 2
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing1 program 14
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing1 program 1
Total11 programs35

2023 Graduate Tuition & Fees

For academic year 2022-2023, the average tuition & fees of Vanderbilt graduate programs is $56,128. The tuition per credit hour for graduate program is $2,215. The average living costs is $22,870 when a student lives on campus housing.
2022-2023 Graduate Program Tuition at Vanderbilt
Amounts
Tuition$53,160
Fees$562
Costs per Credit Hour$2,215
Living on-campus$22,870

Graduate Student Population

At Vanderbilt graduate schools, there are total 6,559 graduate students. Among them, 699 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 2,604 men and 3,955 women students at Vanderbilt graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at Vanderbilt.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Vanderbilt University
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,5592,6043,955
American Indian/Native American15510
Asian448174274
Black/African American526181345
Hispanic492190302
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander734
White3,7541,4052,349
Two More23189142
Un-Known1014556
Graduate Student Population in Online Programs at Vanderbilt
Total Graduate StudentsEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Number of Students6,5596996185,242

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