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Vanderbilt University: cost, debt and earnings by major
54 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $15,497
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 93%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 6%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,208
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $15,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- ≤ 2%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $3,637 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $1,908 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $5,651 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $11,284 |
| $110,000+ | $42,583 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (20)
- Computer Science$160,021
- Mathematics$141,171
- Economics$140,337
- Chemical Engineering$121,641
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$116,662
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$114,368
- Social Sciences, General$103,229
- Political Science and Government$102,789
- Mechanical Engineering$101,345
- Public Policy Analysis$91,265
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$86,559
- Sociology$83,649
- Civil Engineering$82,744
- Engineering Science$82,608 (1 yr)
- Psychology, General$71,584
- History$69,820
- English Language and Literature, General$60,439
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$59,575
- Music$59,217
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$55,188
Master's programs (24)
- Applied Mathematics$216,406
- Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies$199,064
- Finance and Financial Management Services$198,584
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$190,365
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$178,361
- Public Health$166,705
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$155,565 (1 yr)
- Marketing$140,404
- Human Resources Management and Services$138,852
- Engineering, General$129,720 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$128,337
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$118,826
- Public Policy Analysis$96,305
- Computational Science$89,854 (1 yr)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$77,951
- Educational Administration and Supervision$74,569
- Special Education and Teaching$65,048
- Curriculum and Instruction$63,959
- Theological and Ministerial Studies$58,149
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$57,106
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$56,681 (1 yr)
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$55,941
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$54,162 (1 yr)
- Community Organization and Advocacy$47,914 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (6)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$124,602 (1 yr)
- Educational Administration and Supervision$122,742
- Chemistry$102,047 (1 yr)
- Special Education and Teaching$98,012
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$97,544
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$87,403
First professional programs (4)
- Law$196,797
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$133,154
- Medicine$90,286
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$87,821 (1 yr)