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Critical Care Nursing at Vanderbilt University

If you are interested in studying Critical Care Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Vanderbilt University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Vanderbilt University is in Nashville, TN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 53 critical care nursing degrees were granted at Vanderbilt University.

Online Class Availability at Vanderbilt University

Many students take online classes at Vanderbilt University. Of 13,575 students, 652 (5%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 666 (5%) took at least some classes online.

Critical Care Nursing Rankings at Vanderbilt University

These rankings give you a sense of how Vanderbilt University’s Critical Care Nursing program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Tennessee	#1 of 1
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#2 of 3
Best Value	Tennessee	#2 of 4
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#5 of 12
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#7 of 13
Best Value	Nationwide	#17 of 45

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Critical Care Nursing graduates at Vanderbilt University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Critical Care Nursing graduates at Vanderbilt University are 85% women (45) and 15% men (8).

Critical Care Nursing Master’s Program at Vanderbilt University

Of the 48 master’s critical care nursing degrees awarded at Vanderbilt University, 85% were women (41) and 15% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Critical Care Nursing master’s degree recipients at Vanderbilt University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	40
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	2
Asian	4

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of Critical Care Nursing master’s degree recipients at Vanderbilt University, lower than the national average of 38%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Critical Care Nursing Graduates

Students who finish Critical Care Nursing program at Vanderbilt University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Critical Care Nursing majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.