Public · Petersburg, Virginia
Virginia State University: cost, debt and earnings by major
22 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $14,893
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 37%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 89%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 5,074
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 14%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $11,335 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $17,026 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $17,292 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $21,045 |
| $110,000+ | $25,432 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (19)
- Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$89,702
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$80,902
- Management Information Systems and Services$72,734
- Accounting and Related Services$72,375
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$60,276
- Hospitality Administration/Management$56,476
- Marketing$53,709
- Biology, General$53,398
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$50,015
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$49,764
- Social Work$49,615
- Agriculture, General$48,778
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$48,624
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,362
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$46,514
- Political Science and Government$44,002
- Communication and Media Studies$40,896
- Sociology$40,432
- Psychology, General$37,861