Graduate Programs at Virginia State University

Graduate School Overview

Virginia State University (referred to as VSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Petersburg, VA. Virginia State University is a historically black school. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1933 - Current).

VSU Directory Information
School Name	Virginia State University (VSU)
Address	1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA 23806
Phone	804-524-5000
Web	https://www.vsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.vsu.edu/admissions/apply/freshman-apply/index.php
Financial Info	https://www.vsu.edu/financial-aid/index.php

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Virginia State University is $12,489 for Virginia residents and $23,494 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 Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$23,494 $12,489 for Virginia Residents
Student Population	348
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	52 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Virginia State University is $12,489 for Virginia residents and $23,494 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.

Virginia State University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Virginia State University 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 $12,489 for Virginia residents and $23,494 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.17% 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 Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
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

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 $19,518 and the Virginia graduate tuition is $28,181 (public) / $17,064 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Virginia State University	$12,489	$23,494
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Virginia Graduate Schools	$14,467	$18,916
Public	$15,005	$28,181
Private	$17,064

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,219 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Virginia State University. On-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,219. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other 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

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $567 for Virginia residents and $1,080 for other students at Virginia State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Virginia Residents	Out-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

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 Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	13	1	102
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	1	8
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	1	5
Total	21	3	115

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.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Virginia State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	3	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	0	-
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	0	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✔	0	-

Popular Master's Programs at Virginia State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	28	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	14	-
Computer Science	✕	11	-
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	9	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	✕	8	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Virginia State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
Health/Medical Psychology	✔	2	-

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
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (other)	✕	8	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	11	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	38 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	6	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	4	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	28	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	5	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	3	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	5	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	14	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Psychology	✕	4	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	✕	5	-
Business [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Business/Managerial Economics	✕	9	-
	Total	102

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	6 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	6	-
Psychology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Health/Medical Psychology	✕	2	-
	Total	8

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	3	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✔	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Dietetics/Dietitian	✕	0	-
	Total	5

Graduate Student Population at VSU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 401 students enrolled into Virginia State University graduate schools where it has total 4,648 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 246 full-time and 155 part-time graduate students. By gender, 122 male and 279 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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	401	122	279
Full-time	246	76	170
Part-tme	155	46	109

Virginia State University is a historically black school and 336 (83.79% of total students) students are Black/African American at Virginia State University. There are 26 White (6.48%), 3 Asian (0.75%), and 36 students with other races. 14 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	401	122	279
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	3	0	3
Black/African American	336	101	235
Hispanic	0	0	0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	26	7	19
Two More	0	0	0
Un-Known	22	7	15
Non-resident Alien	14	7	7

Virginia State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 25 graduate students (6.23% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	401
Enrolled Online Exclusively	25
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	376

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Virginia State University. 102 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.44% of total students), 39 students are aged above 50 (9.73%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Virginia State University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	401	122	279
Age 20-21	5	1	4
Age 22-24	97	33	64
Age 25-29	129	39	90
Age 30-34	43	20	23
Age 35-39	34	12	22
Age 40-49	52	9	43
Age 50-64	37	6	31
Over 64	2	0	2
Age Un-Known	2	2	0

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