Master's · Petersburg, Virginia
Is Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Virginia State University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $67,304
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $71,238
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $65,375
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $69k (likely $69k – $69k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $4k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in VA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$228k (likely −$348k – −$94k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$182k (likely −$419k – $97k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Virginia State University
- Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)$89,702
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)$80,902
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Graduate certificate)$74,873
- Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)$72,734
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$72,375
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$60,276
- Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor's)$56,476
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's)$54,395
- Marketing (Bachelor's)$53,709
- Biology, General (Bachelor's)$53,398
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)$50,015
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$49,764
Student Counseling and Personnel Services at other schools in Virginia
- George Mason University$63,423
- University of Virginia-Main Campus$60,095
- Virginia Commonwealth University$58,540
- Old Dominion University$58,539
- James Madison University$58,228
- William & Mary$56,870
- Liberty University$56,174
- Regent University$55,572
- Radford University$54,651
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University$46,870