Medical Illustration & Informatics at Vanderbilt University

If you plan to study medical illustration and informatics, 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 approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year.

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

Vanderbilt Medical Illustration & Informatics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Illustration

Vanderbilt Medical Illustration & Informatics Rankings

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Medical Illustration Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Medical Illustration & Informatics Master’s Program

Of the 5 medical illustration students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 80% were men and 20% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in medical illustration each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 48% more men than average.

Of the students who received a medical illustration master's degree from Vanderbilt, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Medical Illustration & Informatics

If you plan to be a medical illustration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Vanderbilt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Informatics	5

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Medical Science
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences
• Public Health

Careers That Medical Illustration Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical illustration 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
Software Applications Developers	5,870	$87,630
Computer Workers	4,510	$74,000
Computer and Information Research Scientists	230	$113,960
Fine Artists	140	$44,380

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.