Degree Programs

The Bass Military Scholars program provides significant financial aid and programming support for an annual cohort of military veterans pursing graduate and professional degrees in five of Vanderbilt’s schools:

Law School

• Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) 

School of Medicine

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

School of Nursing* (see note at bottom of page)

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
  • Adult-Gerontology acute care nurse practitioner
  • Adult-Gerontology primary care nurse practitioner
  • Family/Emergency Nurse Practitioner
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
  • Nurse-Midwifery
  • Nurse-Midwifery/Family Nurse Practitioner – Dual Focus
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Primary Care
  • Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Lifespan)
  • Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Women’s Health /AGPNCP- Dual Focus

Owen Graduate School of Management

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

excludes Executive MBA program

Peabody College of Education and Human Development

• Master of Education (M.Ed.)
  • Child Studies
  • Community Development and Action
  • Elementary Education (degree plus licensure)
  • English Language Learners
  • Higher Education Administration
  • Human Development Counseling
  • Independent School Leadership
  • International Education Policy and Management
  • Leadership and Organizational Performance
  • Learning, Diversity, and Urban Studies
  • Learning and Design
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Reading Education
  • Secondary Education (degree plus licensure)
  • Special Education
• Master of Public Policy in Education Policy

Visit your desired school or program website to learn more about the admissions application process and deadlines. The Bass Military Scholars Program application and process will be separate and based on your admissions status for your desired program.

*School of Nursing offers both local/in-residence and distance learning programs. To be eligible for the Bass Scholars Program, students must enroll in a local or in-residence full-time program. Clinical rotation program requirements will be allowed to be completed off-campus or through a distance learning component.