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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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.
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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 | |
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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 |
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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.
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%.
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%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 227 |
Anthropology | 13 |
Economics | 257 |
Political Science & Government | 97 |
Sociology | 29 |
*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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