| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin American Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
It offers 211 graduate programs - 129 Master's, 70 Doctorate, and 12 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $57,868.
A total of 6,354 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 13,575 students at Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt offers online graduate programs and 652 out of 6,354 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $57,868. It offers 211 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Vanderbilt University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
| Address | 2101 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN |
| Graduate School Students | 6,304 students 652 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $57,868 |
| Student to Faculty | 8:1 (12.50%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 211 Graduate Programs 129 Master's, 70 Doctorate, 12 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Vanderbilt University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $57,868 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,349.
| Amounts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,376 | |
| Fees | $1,492 | |
| Cost per Credit | $2,349 | |
| Books & Supplies | $1,194 | |
| Room & Board | $22,054 (On-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $3,396 (On-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $84,512 | |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & Fees | $50,624 | $52,162 | $53,722 | $56,128 | $57,868 |
Vanderbilt University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 211 major areas - 129 Master's (7 online programs), 70 Doctorate (5 online programs), 12 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 1,654 students have been conferred Master's degree and 836 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,654 | 836 | - | 65 |
| Men | 682 | 347 | - | 12 |
| Women | 972 | 489 | - | 53 |
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latin American Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 91 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 19ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Civil Engineering | 12 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Engineering (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| French Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Portuguese Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Development and Family Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Child Development | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other) | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 31 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Creative Writing | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Biomedical Sciences | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Biochemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Microbiology | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Infectious Disease and Global Health | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Human/Medical Genetics | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Molecular Physiology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Pharmacology | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Biostatistics | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Bioinformatics | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Epidemiology | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Neuroscience | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Financial Mathematics | 84 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Computational Science | 38 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theology/Theological Studies | 13 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Divinity/Ministry | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geology/Earth Science | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Materials Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Developmental and Child Psychology | 23 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Community Psychology | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Clinical Child Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Education Policy Analysis | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Anthropology | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 22 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Development Economics and International Development | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Political Science and Government | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Sociology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Fine Arts and Art Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Operations Management and Supervision | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Organizational Leadership | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | 1 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 28 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting and Finance | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Finance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Investments and Securities | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Management Information Systems | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Management Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) | 118 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 19ONLINE |
| Nursing Administration | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 6 | |
| Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | |
| Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | |
| Nursing Science | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE |
| Pediatric Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5 | |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 11 | |
| Critical Care Nursing | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 3 | |
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 14 | |
| Women's Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Media Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Chemical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Civil Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| French Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biochemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Microbiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Human/Medical Genetics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Molecular Physiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Pharmacology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Biostatistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Bioinformatics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Epidemiology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Neuroscience | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems Science and Theory | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Cognitive Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Religion/Religious Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astrophysics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Chemistry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Geology/Earth Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Materials Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Developmental and Child Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Research and Experimental Psychology (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Community Psychology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Anthropology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Applied Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Sociology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Nursing Science | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ONLINE |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Organizational Leadership | ONLINE | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divinity/Ministry | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audiology/Audiologist | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Medicine | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Health/Medical Physics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ||
| Critical Care Nursing | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ||
| Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | ||
| Nursing Practice | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 5,624 full-time and 680 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 652 students enrolled through online exclusively and 508 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 3,477 White, 507 Black, and 472 Asian students are attending at Vanderbilt University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
98 grad students are younger than 22 and 652 students are older than 65. It has 4,367 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,237 students aged 30 to 40.
| Total | 6,304 |
|---|---|
| Men | 2,559 |
| Women | 3,745 |
| Total | 6,304 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 5,624 |
| Part-time Students | 680 |
| Total | 6,304 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 10 |
| Asian | 472 |
| Black | 507 |
| Hispanic | 482 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 5 |
| White | 3,477 |
| Two or more races | 232 |
| Un-Known | 102 |
| Total | 6,304 |
|---|---|
| 21 & Under | 98 |
| 22-24 | 2,110 |
| 25-29 | 2,257 |
| 30-34 | 833 |
| 35-39 | 404 |
| 40 & Over | 652 |
At Vanderbilt University graduate schools, 652 students enrolled online exclusively and 508 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 6,354 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 652 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 508 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 5,194 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 652 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Resident | 68 |
| Other State In U.S. | 584 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |