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Vanderbilt University Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

623 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Social Sciences is a program of study at Vanderbilt University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Vanderbilt Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

#11 in the U.S
#1 in Tennessee

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for social sciences majors, Vanderbilt came in at #11. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Tennessee.

Here are some of the other rankings for Vanderbilt.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 6
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 7
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates 8
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 9
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 10
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates 10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 11
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 11
Best Social Sciences Schools 11
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 11
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates 13
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools 13
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 13
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 15
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 15
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 16
Highest Paid Social Sciences Graduates 20
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 50
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 55
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 56
Most Popular Colleges for Social Sciences 65
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 90
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 101
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 101
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 104
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 118
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 123
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 128
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid) 129
Most Focused Colleges for Social Sciences 134
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 154
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 165
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 248
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 344
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 348
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 365
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) 399
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 670
Best Social Sciences Colleges for Veterans 696
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 749
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences 795

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Social Sciences from Vanderbilt Cost?

$54,158 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Vanderbilt Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Vanderbilt paid an average of $2,199 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $52,781 $52,781
Fees $1,377 $1,377
Books and Supplies $1,194 $1,194
On Campus Room and Board $17,670 $17,670
On Campus Other Expenses $3,022 $3,022

Learn more about Vanderbilt tuition and fees.

Does Vanderbilt Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Social Sciences?

Online degrees for the Vanderbilt social sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Vanderbilt Online Learning page.

Vanderbilt Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Social Sciences

623 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
52.0% Women
31.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 623 bachelor’s degrees in social sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 52.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 54.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at Vanderbilt in 2019-2020, 31.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 58
Black or African American 38
Hispanic or Latino 60
Native American or Alaska Native 2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2
White 351
International Students 49
Other Races/Ethnicities 63

Bachelor’s in Social Sciences Focus Areas at Vanderbilt

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences 227
Anthropology 13
Economics 257
Political Science & Government 97
Sociology 29

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.

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