Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
21of 21 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Tennessee high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year).
21 of 53 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 32 have no earnings published. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 128 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$15,846 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$15,846 a year
About $63,384 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $3,414 |
| $30k to $48k | $1,876 |
| $48k to $75k | $4,498 |
| $75k to $110k | $12,153 |
| $110k and up | $45,145 |
| All families (average) | $15,846 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Tennessee high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
49 of 181 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $118,826 | +$84,017 | above HS line | $90,637 | 1.1 yrs | 363 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $103,229 | +$68,420 | clears the bar | $12,250 | 0.2 yrs | 302 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $140,337 | +$105,528 | clears the bar | $12,000 | 0.1 yrs | 286 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $86,559 | +$51,750 | clears the bar | $12,000 | 0.2 yrs | 263 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $196,797 | +$161,988 | above HS line | $139,857 | 0.9 yrs | 200 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $160,021 | +$125,212 | clears the bar | $14,500 | 0.1 yrs | 198 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $141,171 | +$106,362 | clears the bar | $9,644 | 0.1 yrs | 157 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $190,365 | +$155,556 | above HS line | $90,787 | 0.6 yrs | 155 |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | $216,406 | +$181,597 | above HS line | $61,500 | 0.3 yrs | 146 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $102,789 | +$67,980 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.2 yrs | 130 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $135,5201-year earnings | +$100,711 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 126 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $71,584 | +$36,775 | clears the bar | $11,187 | 0.3 yrs | 113 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $59,575 | +$24,766 | clears the bar | $16,000 | 0.6 yrs | 112 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $90,286 | +$55,477 | above HS line | $172,764 | 3.1 yrs | 104 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $166,705 | +$131,896 | above HS line | $53,550 | 0.4 yrs | 67 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | $133,154 | +$98,345 | above HS line | $68,800 | 0.7 yrs | 65 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $65,048 | +$30,239 | above HS line | $27,500 | 0.9 yrs | 62 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $74,569 | +$39,760 | above HS line | $35,410 | 0.9 yrs | 57 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $116,662 | +$81,853 | clears the bar | $15,000 | 0.2 yrs | 56 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | $58,149 | +$23,340 | above HS line | $43,343 | 1.9 yrs | 56 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $59,217 | +$24,408 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.9 yrs | 56 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $101,345 | +$66,536 | clears the bar | $14,000 | 0.2 yrs | 54 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $114,368 | +$79,559 | clears the bar | $12,000 | 0.2 yrs | 53 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $69,820 | +$35,011 | clears the bar | $16,514 | 0.5 yrs | 53 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $57,106 | +$22,297 | above HS line | $37,924 | 1.7 yrs | 52 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $60,439 | +$25,630 | clears the bar | $15,050 | 0.6 yrs | 52 |
| Cognitive Science | Bachelor's Degree | $38,7521-year earnings | +$3,943 | clears the bar (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 51 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $128,337 | +$93,528 | above HS line | $60,000 | 0.6 yrs | 46 |
| Human Resources | Master's Degree | $138,852 | +$104,043 | above HS line | $41,872 | 0.4 yrs | 38 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $121,641 | +$86,832 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $96,305 | +$61,496 | above HS line | $40,464 | 0.7 yrs | 35 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $83,649 | +$48,840 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Engineering Science | Bachelor's Degree | $81,1261-year earnings | +$46,317 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $15,000 | 0.3 yrs | 30 |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $140,404 | +$105,595 | above HS line | $60,500 | 0.6 yrs | 29 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $91,265 | +$56,456 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $55,188 | +$20,379 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Doctoral Degree | $58,0341-year earnings | +$23,225 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 23 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $178,361 | +$143,552 | above HS line | $78,044 | 0.5 yrs | 23 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $122,742 | +$87,933 | above HS line | $65,875 | 0.7 yrs | 22 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $82,744 | +$47,935 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $77,951 | +$43,142 | above HS line | $100,276 | 2.3 yrs | 19 |
| Neuroscience | Doctoral Degree | $87,403 | +$52,594 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | Master's Degree | $48,1541-year earnings | +$13,345 | above HS line (1-yr) | $41,000 | 3.1 yrs | 18 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Doctoral Degree | $97,544 | +$62,735 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $63,959 | +$29,150 | above HS line | $33,255 | 1.1 yrs | 8 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies | Master's Degree | $199,064 | +$164,255 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Special Education | Doctoral Degree | $98,012 | +$63,203 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | $198,584 | +$163,775 | above HS line | $76,096 | 0.5 yrs | 6 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $55,941 | +$21,132 | above HS line | $77,250 | 3.7 yrs | 1 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 139 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $16,500 | not assessed | 74 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 72 |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 71 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 57 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 42 |
| Computational Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Research Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 33 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Theology and Ministry | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Electrical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Computer Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Electrical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Classical and Ancient Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Political Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Civil Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Materials Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Communication Disorders | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Research Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Communications and Media | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| English | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Genetics | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Anthropology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Sociology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Philosophy | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Materials Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Social Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Education, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Genetics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Neuroscience | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Cognitive Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| International and Comparative Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Engineering, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Cognitive Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Management Information Systems | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
Every program, including those without a verdict: download all 181 (CSV).
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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