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Nursing Science at Vanderbilt University

What traits are you looking for in a nursing science school? To help you decide if Vanderbilt University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's nursing science 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 Nursing Science section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Nursing Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing Science

Vanderbilt Nursing Science Rankings

Nursing Science Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Nursing Science Master’s Program

91% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nursing science master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a nursing science master's degree from Vanderbilt, 73% 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 nursing science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Nursing Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing science 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 910 $75,300

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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