Overview

Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations / Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations is located in Nashville, TN, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Education (M Ed)	Higher education administration
Master of Public Policy (MPP)	Education policy

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	112
Doctoral Degrees	20

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Alternate accepted Qualifying exams, capstone project

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

1,017

Applied

527

Accepted

300

Enrolled

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 31st	December 31st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

501

Total Graduate Students

5%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.79%
Black or African American	17.17%
White or Caucasian	63%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%
Asian	3.79%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.8%
Unknown	2.2%

Gender

Male (32%)

Female (67%)

Faculty

59

Total faculty

Full-time - 34

Part-time - 25

Male (30)

Female (29)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Financial aid policies, teacher labor markets, school choice, educational leadership, higher education access and equity
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN  37240
United States

Contact Dr. Carolyn J. Heinrich
Chair
Email: carolyn.j.heinrich@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: 615-322-8000
Fax: 615-343-7094

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