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2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 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 $56,128 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,314.
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$54,744
Fees$1,384
Cost per Credit$2,314
Books & Supplies$1,194
Room & Board$21,054 (On-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,396 (On-Campus)
On-Campus Total$81,772
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$49,124$50,624$52,162$53,722$56,128

Graduate Program Overview

Vanderbilt University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Nashville, Tennessee. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $56,128.
It offers 189 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameVanderbilt University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address2101 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN
Graduate School Students6,685 students
699 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$56,128
Student to Faculty7:1 (14.29%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 189 Graduate Programs
117 Master's, 61 Doctorate, 11 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Vanderbilt University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 189 major areas - 117 Master's (1 online programs), 61 Doctorate , 11 Post-Master'. 1,810 students have been conferred Master's degree and 857 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,810857-35
Men701387-5
Women1,109470-30
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.
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Latin American Studies4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science36 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration25 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration13 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Urban Education and Leadership17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Educational Evaluation and Research10 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International and Comparative Education2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching44 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering35ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering12 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering11 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
German Language and Literature1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Portuguese Language and Literature- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Work and Family Studies
what is Work and Family Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Child Development23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (other)14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Programs for Foreign Lawyers55 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular Physiology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Oncology and Cancer Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Mathematics15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cognitive Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational Science29 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)24 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Theology and Religious Vocations
what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Theology/Theological Studies19 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Divinity/Ministry31 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Science1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology11 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Psychology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Clinical Child Psychology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Behavior Analysis- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Community Organization and Advocacy17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education Policy Analysis16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Sciences2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Anthropology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Development Economics and International Development- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government14 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Scientist16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Genetic Counseling/Counselor6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health28 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Physics3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services Administration33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing32 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing68 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery23 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Nursing Science11 - NOT OFFERED -
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing63 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Critical Care Nursing53 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management56 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)59 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Finance2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Investments and Securities3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior Studies7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Science26 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)60 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing Administration- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED -
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Nursing Science- - NOT OFFERED -
Pediatric Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5
Critical Care Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14
Women's Health Nurse/Nursing- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1
Communication and Journalism
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
German Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Microbiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human/Medical GeneticsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular Physiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Oncology and Cancer Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioinformatics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EpidemiologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cognitive Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
AstrophysicsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Psychology and PsycholinguisticsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied EconomicsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science- - NOT OFFERED -
Business
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Legal Studies
what is Legal Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 13,796 students enrolled in Vanderbilt University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 6,685 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 2,639 male and 4,046 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 5,558 full-time and 1,127 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 699 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 618 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total6,685
Men Students2,639
Women Students4,046
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total6,685
Full-time Students5,558
Part-time Students1,127
By race/ethnicity 4,016 White, 514 Black, and 403 Asian students are attending at Vanderbilt University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total6,685
American Indian /
Native American		20
Asian403
Black514
Hispanic501
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander		11
White4,016
Two or more races218
Un-Known106
82 students are younger than 22 and 686 students are older than 65. The school has 4,415 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,376 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total6,685
21 & Under82
22-242,050
25-292,365
30-34954
35-39422
40 & Over686
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Vanderbilt University, 699 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 618 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment6,559
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses699
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses618
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,242
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses699
Tennessee Resident78
Other State In U.S.538
Outside of U.S.2
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