Virginia State University (VSU) is a four-year, public school located in Petersburg, VA.
It offers 20 graduate programs - 15 Master's, 2 Doctorate, and 3 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,218 for in-state and $24,860 for out-of-state students.
A total of 481 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,605 students at VSU. VSU offers online graduate programs and 149 out of 481 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 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,218 for Virginia residents and $24,860 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty (20) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Virginia State University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA |
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| Graduate School Students | 361 students
149 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$13,218
Out-of-State$24,860 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 20 Graduate Programs
15 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Virginia State University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $13,218 and $24,860 for non-Virginia residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $600 for Virginia residents and $1,144 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $8,876 | $19,742 |
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| Fees | $4,342 | $5,118 |
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| Cost per Credit | $600 | $1,144 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,300 |
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| Room & Board | $13,355 (On-Campus) / $15,233 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,640 (On-Campus) / $4,940 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $31,513 | $43,155 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $34,691 | $46,333 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $11,989 | $11,989 | $12,489 | $12,841 | $13,218 |
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| Out-of-State | $22,994 | $22,994 | $23,494 | $24,154 | $24,860 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Virginia State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 20 major areas - 15 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelor's. 115 students have been conferred Master's degree and 17 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 115 | 17 | 6 | - |
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| Men | 40 | 2 | 5 | - |
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| Women | 75 | 15 | 1 | - |
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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's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Computer Science | 11 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Mathematics | 6 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | 16 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
VSU graduate schools have a total of 361 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 130 male and 231 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 232 full-time and 129 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 149 students enrolled through online exclusively.
By race/ethnicity 12 White, 330 Black, and 4 Asian students are attending at Virginia State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
10 grad students are younger than 22 and 107 students are older than 65. It has 253 students aged between 22 and 30 and 111 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 361 |
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| Men | 130 |
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| Women | 231 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 361 |
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| Full-time Students | 232 |
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| Part-time Students | 129 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 361 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 4 |
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| Black | 330 |
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| White | 12 |
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| Un-Known | 4 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 361 |
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| 21 & Under | 10 |
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| 22-24 | 123 |
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| 25-29 | 130 |
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| 30-34 | 64 |
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| 35-39 | 47 |
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| 40 & Over | 107 |
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Online Population
At Virginia State University graduate schools, 149 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 481 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 149 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 0 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 332 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 149 |
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| Virginia Resident | 133 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 16 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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