Virginia Commonwealth University

Online Degrees and Programs

Virginia Commonwealth University offers 231 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 2022 tuition & fees are $15,319 for Virginia residents and $36,657 for out-of-state students. Total 10,467 students out of total 29,070 students have enrolled online exclusively. Virginia Commonwealth University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

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Online Program Overview

Virginia Commonwealth University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Richmond, Virginia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2021-2022, the tuition & fees are $15,319 for Virginia residents and $36,657 for other students on average.

It offers 231 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 29 programs - 3 Bachelors, 16 Masters, 5 Doctorate, 5 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Virginia Commonwealth University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	910 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA
Online Students	10,467 Enrolled Online Exclusively 15,092 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$15,319 Out-of-State$36,657
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Total	29 Programs
Bachelors	3 Programs
Masters	16 Programs
Doctorate	5 Programs
Post-Graduate	5 Programs

2022 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Virginia Commonwealth University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $15,319 and $36,657 for non-Virginia residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $532 for Virginia residents and $1,267 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $702 for Virginia residents and $1,443 for out-of-state students.

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

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate (In-State)	$13,256	$14,490	$14,596	$14,710	$15,319
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$32,768	$35,798	$35,904	$36,048	$36,657
Graduate (In-State)	$13,633	$14,496	$15,086	$15,200	$15,518
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$26,314	$27,971	$29,084	$29,228	$29,546

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate (In-State)	$391	$417	$422	$423	$532
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$1,059	$1,129	$1,134	$1,135	$1,267
Graduate (In-State)	$632	$674	$706	$707	$702
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$1,300	$1,386	$1,447	$1,448	$1,443

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Virginia Commonwealth University offers 231 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.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	16	5	5
Overall Programs	5	NOT OFFERED	61	74	47	44

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Adult Development and Aging	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	9

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5	NOT OFFERED	2

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	173	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	5
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	40	NOT OFFERED
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nurse Anesthetist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	43	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	90	10	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Virginia Commonwealth University, there are 29,070 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 25,559 students were attending classes through distance learning (10,467 students are enrolled exclusively and 15,092 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	29,070
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	10,467
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	15,092
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,511

By student location, out of a total of 10,467 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 9,758 Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 405 students living in the U.S. States other than Virginia, and 3 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.