Valdosta State University

Graduate Programs

Valdosta State University (VSU) is a four-years, public school located in Valdosta, GA. It offers 45 graduate programs - 31 Master's, 7 Doctorate, and 7 Post-master's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $6,784 for Georgia residents and $18,682 for others in the academic year 2021-2022. A total of 2,734 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 12,304 students at VSU. Valdosta State University offers online graduate programs and 2,098 out of 2,734 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively. The Doctorate Educational Leadership and Administration program has the highest salary ($62,700) after graduation and the Doctorate Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $56,500 average salary.

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Graduate Programs Overview

Valdosta State University is a four-years, public school located in Valdosta, Georgia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $6,784 for Georgia residents and $18,682 for other students in average.

It offers forty-five graduate programs: 31 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 7 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 723 students have been conferred Master's degree and 41 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Valdosta State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	1500 N Patterson St, Valdosta, GA
Graduate School Students	2,734 students 2,098 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$6,784 Out-of-State$18,682
Student to Faculty	20:1 (5.00%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 45 Graduate Programs 31 Master's, 7 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 graduate tuition & fees at Valdosta State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Georgia residents, the tuition & fees are $6,784 and $18,682 for non-Georgia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $254 for Georgia residents and $915 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$4,572	$16,470
Fees	$2,212	$2,212
Cost per Credit	$254	$915
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$8,770 (On-Campus) / $9,670 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$5,242 (On-Campus) / $5,242 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$21,996	$33,894
Off-Campus Total	$22,896	$34,794

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$6,628	$6,628	$6,784	$6,784	$6,784
Out-of-State	$18,292	$18,292	$18,682	$18,682	$18,682

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Valdosta State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 45 major areas - 30 Master's , 5 Doctorate , 6 Post-Master'. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	723	41	-	197
Men	175	16	-	48
Women	548	25	-	149

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.

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$30,300	-	$62,700
Adult and Continuing Education Administration	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	72	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	64	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Teacher Education	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Library Science

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Library and Information Science	87	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$37,900	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Exercise Physiology	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	57		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$42,900	-	-
Social Work	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$38,800	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sociology	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Performance	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	73		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$49,500	-	-
Accounting	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 12,304 students enrolled in Valdosta State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,734 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 655 male and 2,079 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 889 full-time and 1,845 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 2,098 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 362 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	2,734
Men Students	655
Women Students	2,079

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	2,734
Full-time Students	889
Part-time Students	1,845

By race/ethnicity 1,817 White, 620 Black, and 24 Asian students are attending at Valdosta State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	2,734
American Indian / Native American	2
Asian	24
Black	620
Hispanic	130
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	1,817
Two or more races	78
Un-Known	17

22 students are younger than 22 and 841 students are older than 65. The school has 1,047 students aged between 22 and 30 and 824 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	2,734
21 & Under	22
22-24	438
25-29	609
30-34	417
35-39	407
40 & Over	841

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Valdosta State University, 2,098 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 362 students are enrolled in some online courses.