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Critical Care Nursing at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year.

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

Vanderbilt Critical Care Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Critical Care Nursing

Vanderbilt Critical Care Nursing Rankings

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Critical Care Nursing Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Critical Care Nursing Master’s Program

76% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a master's degree in critical care nursing from Vanderbilt. About 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in critical care nursing each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a critical care nursing master's degree from Vanderbilt, 87% 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 critical care nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Critical Care Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in critical care nursing 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
Registered Nurses 60,360 $61,320
Nurse Practitioners 7,010 $95,990

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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