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Vanderbilt Majors

Vanderbilt awards bachelor's degrees in 51 fields, about 2,590 a year. The largest are Social Sciences, Economics, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Social Sciences	302	$61,389	$103,229	$11,000
Economics	286	$84,311	$140,337	$12,424
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	263	$37,276	$86,559	$12,000
Computer Science	198	$122,244	$160,021	$14,500
Mathematics	157	$103,812	$141,171	$10,000
Political Science	130	$46,843	$102,789	$12,000
Psychology	113	$36,716	$71,584	$11,209
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	112	$25,830	$59,575	$15,796
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	74			$14,250
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	56	$63,402	$116,662	$19,500
Music	56		$59,217	$21,500
Mechanical Engineering	54	$78,009	$101,345	$14,000
Romance Languages	53	$47,208	$114,368	$12,000
History	53	$46,856	$69,820	$15,000
English Language and Literature	52	$34,633	$60,439	$13,420
Cognitive Science	51	$38,752
Chemical Engineering	35	$75,639	$121,641
Research and Experimental Psychology	35
Sociology	34		$83,649
Engineering Science	30	$81,126		$15,000
Public Policy Analysis	28	$57,023	$91,265
Philosophy	27
Teacher Education	26		$55,188
Chemistry	26
Area Studies	22
Communications	22
Civil Engineering	22		$82,744
Non-Professional Legal Studies	22
Studio Art	22
Science, Technology and Society	21
Human Development and Family Studies	19
Biology	17
Physics	16
Education	15
Anthropology	14
Film and Photography	13
Electrical Engineering	11
Geology and Earth Science	11
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	10
Electrical and Computer Engineering	10
Special Education and Teaching	9
Subject-Area Teacher Education	9
Classical and Ancient Studies	9
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	8
Computer Engineering	8
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	8
Theater	7
Sustainability Studies	5
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	4
Religion/Religious Studies	4
Education	1

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Vanderbilt?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Social Sciences (302), Economics (286), Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (263), Computer Science (198), Mathematics (157).

Which Vanderbilt majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer Science ($160,021), Mathematics ($141,171), Economics ($140,337), Chemical Engineering ($121,641), Biomedical/Medical Engineering ($116,662). Earnings are reported for 19 of Vanderbilt's 51 programs.

How many majors does Vanderbilt have?

Vanderbilt awarded bachelor's degrees in 51 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Vanderbilt uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.