Virginia State University Graduate School

Virginia State University (referred to as VSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Petersburg, VA. VSU is a historically black school.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of VSU is $12,841 for Virginia residents and $24,154 for out-of-state students. The school has 348 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,648 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Virginia State University (referred to as VSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Petersburg, VA. VSU is a historically black school.
The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1933 - Current).
VSU Directory Information
School NameVirginia State University (VSU)
Address1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA 23806
Phone804-524-5000
Webhttps://www.vsu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.vsu.edu/admissions/apply/freshman-apply/index.php
Financial Infohttps://www.vsu.edu/financial-aid/index.php
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of VSU is $12,841 for Virginia residents and $24,154 for out-of-state students. The school has 348 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 4,648 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 52 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$24,154
$12,841 for Virginia Residents
Student Population348
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs52 graduate programs
(5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio12 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at VSU is $12,841 for Virginia residents and $24,154 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $567 for Virginia residents and $1,080 for out-of-state students.
VSU offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Virginia Residents$12,841
Out-of-State$24,154
Tuition per Credit Hour
Virginia Residents$567
Out-of-State$1,080
VSU offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • ROTC (Army)
  • Study abroad
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Virginia State University is $12,841 for Virginia residents and $24,154 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.81% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
Virginia ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$8,131$3,516$18,084$4,247
2019-2020$8,375$3,614$18,627$4,367
2020-2021$8,375$3,614$18,627$4,367
2021-2022$8,375$3,614$18,627$4,367
2022-2023$8,375$4,114$18,627$4,867
2023-2024$8,626$4,215$19,186$4,968
The graduate school tuition & fees of VSU is average compared to public graduate schools in Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Virginia graduate tuition is $29,183 (public) / $17,620 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Virginia State University$12,841$24,154
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Virginia Graduate Schools$14,604$19,507
Public$15,534$29,183
Private$17,620
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $17,906 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at VSU.
On-campus living costs are increased by 25.62% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,008. Off-campus living costs are increased by 51.36% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$11,208$1,675$11,208$1,675
2019-2020$11,544$1,675$11,544$1,675
2020-2021$11,544$1,675$11,544$1,675
2021-2022$11,544$1,675$11,544$1,675
2022-2023$11,544$1,675$11,544$1,675
2023-2024$12,966$3,640$15,068$4,940
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $583 for Virginia residents and $1,110 for other students at Virginia State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.78% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Virginia ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$550$1,049
2019-2020$567$1,080
2020-2021$567$1,080
2021-2022$567$1,080
2022-2023$567$1,080
2023-2024$583$1,110

Graduate Programs at VSU

Virginia State University offers 21 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 115 students have completed their study at Virginia State University.
Offered Degrees at Virginia State University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree131102
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship218
Post Bachelor's Degree615
Total213115
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Virginia State University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies program with 3 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program with 28 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Educational Leadership and Administration program with 6 completers.
Virginia State University offers 21 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 115 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 102 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 5 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] 8 completers-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)8-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 11 completers-
Computer Science11-
Education [+] (1 completers) 38 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction6-
Educational Leadership and Administration4-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services28-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education--
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 5 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences5-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 3 completers-
Mathematics3-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] 5 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)5-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] 14 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management14-
Psychology [+] 4 completers-
Psychology4-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 5 completers-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)5-
Business [+] 9 completers-
Business/Managerial Economics9-
Total102
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (1 completers) 6 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration6-
Psychology [+] 2 completers-
Health/Medical Psychology2-
Total8
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] 2 completers-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education2-
Total5

Graduate Student Population at VSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 348 students enrolled into Virginia State University graduate schools where it has total 4,648 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 199 full-time and 149 part-time graduate students. By gender, 114 male and 234 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total348114234
Full-time19976123
Part-tme14938111
Virginia State University is a historically black school and 312 (89.66% of total students) students are Black/African American at Virginia State University. There are 13 White (3.74%), 1 Hispanic (0.29%), 2 Asian (0.57%), and 20 students with other races. 10 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total348114234
American Indian/Native American110
Asian202
Black/African American312100212
Hispanic101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White13310
Two More000
Un-Known954
Non-resident Alien1055
Virginia State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 32 graduate students (9.20% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total348
Enrolled Online Exclusively32
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses316
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Virginia State University. 87 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.00% of total students), 42 students are aged above 50 (12.07%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Virginia State University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total348114234
Age 20-21413
Age 22-24833350
Age 25-291013764
Age 30-34461630
Age 35-3928721
Age 40-49441034
Age 50-6440931
Over 64211

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