Computer Science at Vanderbilt University

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer science program at Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 197 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Vanderbilt Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science
• Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

Vanderbilt Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer science progam at Vanderbilt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Vanderbilt is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	12
	14
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best General Computer Science Schools	16
	17
	19
	28
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	72
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	101
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	108
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	114
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	142
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	218

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in computer science from Vanderbilt. This makes it the #115 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer science, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 197 computer science students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 73% were men and 27% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	64
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Vanderbilt Computer Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a master's degree in computer science from Vanderbilt. About 15% of these graduates were women and the other 85% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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 and Information Systems Managers	5,610	$118,660
Systems Software Developers	4,940	$92,700
Computer Workers	4,510	$74,000
Computer Programmers	4,090	$82,400

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.