Graduate Programs at Virginia Union University

Graduate School Overview

Virginia Union University (referred to as VUU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Richmond, VA. VUU is a historically black school.

The school is accredited by Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools (1/15/1971 - Current).

VUU Directory Information
School Name	Virginia Union University (VUU)
Address	1500 N Lombardy St, Richmond, VA 23220
Phone	804-257-5600
Web	https://www.vuu.edu
Online Application	https://my.vuu.edu/ICS/Admissions/Undergraduate_Admissions.jnz?portlet=Apply_Online_2.0
Financial Info	https://www.vuu.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of VUU is $15,174 in average. The school has 531 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,860 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 36 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Other). Among them, 2 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,174
Student Population	531
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Other)
Number of Programs	36 graduate programs (2 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at VUU is $15,174 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $451.

VUU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$11,275
Required Fees	$3,775
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$451

VUU 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)	2 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college 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 Union University is $15,174. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.82% 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$10,764	$820
2019-2020	$10,760	$820
2020-2021	$11,275	$3,000
2021-2022	$11,275	$3,000
2022-2023	$11,275	$3,775
2023-2024	$10,824	$4,350

The graduate school tuition & fees of VUU is average compared to private 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
	Residents	Out-of-State
Virginia Union University	$15,174
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 $14,552 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at VUU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 1.86% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $10,000. 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	$8,598	$3,512	$7,404	$6,566
2019-2020	$8,598	$3,720	$7,404	$6,566
2020-2021	$9,358	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000
2021-2022	$9,358	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000
2022-2023	$9,286	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000
2023-2024	$9,552	$5,000	$5,000	$5,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $455 at Virginia Union University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.89% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$358
2019-2020	$359
2020-2021	$451
2021-2022	$451
2022-2023	$451
2023-2024	$455

Graduate Programs at VUU

Virginia Union University offers 5 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 95 students have completed their study at Virginia Union University.

Offered Degrees at Virginia Union University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	4	1	78
Doctor's degree - professional practice	1	1	17
Total	5	2	95

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Virginia Union University by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Divinity/Ministry program with 63 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Theology/Theological Studies program with 17 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Virginia Union University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Divinity/Ministry	✔	63	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	15	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	-	-
Environmental Health	✕	-	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Virginia Union University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	17	-

Virginia Union University offers 5 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 95 students have completed their graduate studies.

78 students have earned/completed Master's program.
17 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Other) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Other)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	-	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (1 completers)	63 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✔	63	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	-	-
Environmental Health	✕	-	-
Business [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	15	-
	Total	78

Doctorate (Other) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔	17 completers	-
Theology/Theological Studies	✔	17	-
	Total	17

Graduate Student Population at VUU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 531 students enrolled into Virginia Union University graduate schools where it has total 1,860 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 383 full-time and 148 part-time graduate students. By gender, 273 male and 258 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	531	273	258
Full-time	383	203	180
Part-tme	148	70	78

Virginia Union University is a historically black school and 341 (64.22% of total students) students are Black/African American at Virginia Union University. There are 1 White (0.19%), 4 Hispanic (0.75%), and 185 students with other races. 9 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	531	273	258
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	341	176	165
Hispanic	4	1	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1	1	0
Two More	4	1	3
Un-Known	170	87	83
Non-resident Alien	9	6	3

Virginia Union University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 531 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.