Virginia State University (VSU) is a four-year, public school located in Petersburg, VA.

It offers 19 graduate programs - 14 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $12,841 for in-state and $24,154 for out-of-state students.

A total of 348 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,648 students at VSU. VSU offers online graduate programs and 32 out of 348 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find VSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $12,841 for Virginia residents and $24,154 for out-of-state students. It offers nineteen (19) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameVirginia State University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA
Graduate School Students401 students
32 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$12,841
Out-of-State$24,154
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 19 Graduate Programs
14 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Virginia State University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Virginia State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $12,841 and $24,154 for non-Virginia residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $593 for Virginia residents and $1,122 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$8,626$19,186
Fees$4,215$4,968
Cost per Credit$593$1,122
Books & Supplies$1,300
Room & Board$12,966 (On-Campus) / $15,068 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,640 (On-Campus) / $4,940 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$30,747$42,060
Off-Campus Total$34,149$45,462

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Virginia State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 19 major areas - 14 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs). 88 students have been conferred Master's degree and 27 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total882713-
Men2962-
Women592111-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Science13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Medical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Managerial Economics2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

VSU graduate schools have a total of 401 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 122 male and 279 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 246 full-time and 155 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 32 students enrolled through online exclusively.

By race/ethnicity 26 White, 336 Black, and 3 Asian students are attending at Virginia State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

4 grad students are younger than 22 and 86 students are older than 65. It has 184 students aged between 22 and 30 and 74 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total401
Men122
Women279
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total401
Full-time Students246
Part-time Students155
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total401
Asian3
Black336
White26
Un-Known22
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total401
21 & Under4
22-2483
25-29101
30-3446
35-3928
40 & Over86

Online Population

At Virginia State University graduate schools, 32 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment348
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses32
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses316
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses32
Virginia Resident27
Other State In U.S.5
Outside of U.S.0