Nashville, Tennessee · Private Non-Profit
Materials Sciences at Vanderbilt University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% reported program-share signal, $15,846 school-wide net price, and $91,565 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 11 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~11
- Schools with reported signal
- 54
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 5.9%
- Graduation rate
- 93.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $15,846/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $63,384
- Median debt
- $14,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $91,565/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($15,846), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($91,565), and peer averages from 54 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 54 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($4,160 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($24,341 above). Together, those evidence points place Vanderbilt University in the top 7% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.7% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,548 net A+ 
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · 0.0% reported share · $11,655 net A University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · 0.0% reported share · $14,251 net A 
University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL · 0.0% reported share · $10,154 net A 
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · 0.0% reported share · $11,297 net A University of Georgia Athens, GA · 0.0% reported share · $13,936 net A Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · 0.2% reported share · $21,590 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Materials Sciences accounts for 0.2% of reported programs at Vanderbilt University, which is bigger than 56% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 11 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Vanderbilt University's average net price is $15,846 per year, about $63,384 over four years. That is $4,160 below the $20,006 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $91,565 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $24,341 above the $67,224 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Vanderbilt University #4 of 54 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.