Medical Scientist at Vanderbilt University

If you plan to study medical scientist, 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 Scientist section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Scientist

Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Rankings

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Medical Scientist Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in medical scientist from Vanderbilt. About 73% were men and 27% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in medical scientist each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

In the medical scientist master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Medical Scientist Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical scientist 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
Medical Scientists	1,370	$81,390
Natural Sciences Managers	500	$111,670
Epidemiologists	230	$84,560

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

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