It offers 203 graduate programs - 69 Master's, 55 Doctorate, 75 Post-bachelor's, and 4 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $18,564 for in-state and $35,092 for out-of-state students.
A total of 7,822 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 38,857 students at Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech offers online graduate programs and 1,413 out of 7,822 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $18,564 for Virginia residents and $35,092 for out-of-state students. It offers 203 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
| School Name | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
|---|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 210 Burruss Hall, 800 Drillfield Dr., Blacksburg, VA |
| Graduate School Students | 7,790 students 1,413 students enrolled online exclusively |
| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$18,564 Out-of-State$35,092 |
| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 203 Graduate Programs 69 Master's, 55 Doctorate, 79 Post graduate certificates |
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and 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 $18,564 and $35,092 for non-Virginia residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $876 for Virginia residents and $1,760 for out-of-state students.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,768 | $31,690 |
| Fees | $2,796 | $3,402 |
| Cost per Credit | $876 | $1,760 |
| Books & Supplies | $2,678 | |
| Room & Board | $16,550 (On-Campus) / $12,578 (Off-Campus) | |
| Personal Expenses | $4,494 (On-Campus) / $4,494 (Off-Campus) | |
| On-Campus Total | $42,286 | $58,814 |
| Off-Campus Total | $38,314 | $54,842 |
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | $16,030 | $16,522 | $17,083 | $18,013 | $18,564 |
| Out-of-State | $30,547 | $31,443 | $32,433 | $34,085 | $35,092 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 203 major areas - 69 Master's (9 online programs), 55 Doctorate, 75 Post-Bachelor's (10 online programs), 4 Post-Master's. 2,097 students have been conferred Master's degree and 712 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.| Master's | Doctorate | Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,097 | 712 | 585 | 14 |
| Men | 1,208 | 354 | 301 | 5 |
| Women | 889 | 358 | 284 | 9 |
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.
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Agricultural Economics | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Animal Sciences | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Horticultural Science | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Veterinary Medicine | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Management and Policy | 84ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 54ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Forest Resources Production and Management | 21 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Forestry (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 19 | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Environmental Design/Architecture | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Landscape Architecture | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 49 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African-American/Black Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communication and Media Studies (other) | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Organizational Communication | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | 433 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Information Technology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Computer and Information Sciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Programming/Programmer | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 22 | NOT OFFER |
| Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 12 | NOT OFFER |
| Information Science/Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 8 | NOT OFFER |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 21 | NOT OFFER |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other) | 147ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | 63ONLINE | NOT OFFER | 4 | |
| Administration of Special Education | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 7 | 1 | NOT OFFER | |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (other) | 4 | NOT OFFER | 9 | |
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER | |
| Learning Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 17 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 12 | NOT OFFER |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 63 | NOT OFFER |
| Trade and Industrial Teacher Education | 19 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Education (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Languages and Literatures | 8ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 9 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Human Development and Family Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Creative Writing | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Rhetoric and Composition | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Biomedical Sciences | 2 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Entomology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Bioinformatics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Neuroscience | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | 22 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 15 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Statistics | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Applied Statistics, General | 19 | NOT OFFER | 5 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerontology | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | 4 | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Science, Technology and Society | 9 | 1 | NOT OFFER | |
| Behavioral Sciences | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| International/Global Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 8 | NOT OFFER |
| Human Computer Interaction | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Sustainability Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 68 | NOT OFFER |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Data Analytics, General | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 8 | NOT OFFER |
| Business Analytics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 16 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 14 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geology/Earth Science | 4 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Physics | 5 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 10 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Homeland Security (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 5 | NOT OFFER |
| Security Science and Technology, General | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 46 | NOT OFFER |
| Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 27 | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Organization and Advocacy | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 6 | NOT OFFER |
| Public Administration | 20 | 16ONLINE | ||
| Transportation and Infrastructure Planning/Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 8 | NOT OFFER |
| Public Policy Analysis | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 7 | NOT OFFER |
| Public Policy Analysis (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Economics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 11 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Development Economics and International Development | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 3 | NOT OFFER |
| Geography | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 11 | NOT OFFER |
| International Relations and Affairs | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Political Science and Government | 12ONLINE | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Political Science and Government (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Sociology | 6 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 8 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Social Sciences (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Visual Communications | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | 3 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 47 | NOT OFFER |
| Medicine | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Public Health | 38 | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
| Public Health (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 18 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Business Administration and Management | 159 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Organizational Leadership | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 41 | NOT OFFER |
| Accounting | 52 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | |
| Public Finance | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Hotel/Motel Administration/Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 4 | NOT OFFER |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 1 | NOT OFFER |
| Information Resources Management | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 20ONLINE | NOT OFFER |
| Construction Management | 16 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Program | Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| History | 7 | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER |
| Public/Applied History | NOT OFFER | NOT OFFER | 2 | NOT OFFER |
By attending status, there are 5,807 full-time and 1,983 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,413 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,890 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 3,454 White, 355 Black, and 483 Asian students are attending at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
| Total | 7,790 |
|---|---|
| Men | 4,288 |
| Women | 3,502 |
| Total | 7,790 |
|---|---|
| Full-time Students | 5,807 |
| Part-time Students | 1,983 |
| Total | 7,790 |
|---|---|
| American Indian / Native American | 6 |
| Asian | 483 |
| Black | 355 |
| Hispanic | 451 |
| Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 3,454 |
| Two or more races | 217 |
| Un-Known | 189 |
At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University graduate schools, 1,413 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,890 students enrolled in some online courses.
| Total Enrollment | 7,822 |
|---|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,413 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,890 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 4,519 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,413 |
|---|---|
| Virginia Resident | 1,062 |
| Other State In U.S. | 351 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |