Economics at Vanderbilt University

If you plan to study economics, take a look at what Vanderbilt University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. In 2021, 211 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Vanderbilt Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Vanderbilt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	10
	10
	11
	12
	13
	14
	18
	25
	30
	40
	42
	45
	102
	127
	138

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in economics from Vanderbilt. This makes it the #25 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Vanderbilt Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Vanderbilt is $72,741. This is 59% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

Economics Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Economics Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 211 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Vanderbilt. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	101
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Vanderbilt Economics Master’s Program

Of the 47 economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Vanderbilt University with a master's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Vanderbilt University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	249
General Economics	21
Applied Economics	2

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,050	$60,990
Survey Researchers	190	$45,240
Economics Professors	160	$130,170
Economists	60	$83,350

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.