Online Degrees and Programs at Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University offers 268 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 29 major programs - 3 Bachelors, 16 Masters, 5 Doctorate, and 5 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $16,720 for Virginia residents and $39,884 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,830 students out of total 28,464 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,431 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Virginia Commonwealth University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Virginia Commonwealth University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $16,720 and $39,884 for non-Virginia residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $17,252 and $32,470 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $455 for Virginia residents and $1,230 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $765 for Virginia residents and $1,572 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

Virginia Commonwealth University offers 268 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 29 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Bachelors, 16 Masters, 5 Doctorate, 5 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Virginia Commonwealth University, there are 28,464 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 18,230 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,830 students are enrolled exclusively and 15,400 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,830 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,543 Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 155 students living in the U.S. States other than Virginia, and 3 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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