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Graduate Programs at VCU

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Graduate Program 125 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 21 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 7,254
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $32,470

Graduate Programs Overview

Virginia Commonwealth University offers 125 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 21 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 7,254 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at VCU and 1,472 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $17,252 for Virginia residents and $32,470 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (75 programs)
Doctorate - Research (47 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (3 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (16 programs)
Doctorate - Research (5 programs)
Tuition & Fees$17,252 Virginia residents
$32,470 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment7,254 graduate students
1,472 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at VCU

It offers 125 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's and Doctorate degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree7516
Post Master's Degree40
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship475
Doctor's degree - professional practice30
Total12521

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $17,252 for Virginia residents and $32,470 for students from other States at Virginia Commonwealth University. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.79% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$15,518$15,518$16,753$17,252
Out-of-State$29,546$29,782$31,589$32,470
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At Virginia Commonwealth University, 7,254 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 2,397 male and 4,857 female students. By attendance status, there are 4,965 full-time and 2,289 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total7,2544,8572,397
Full-time4,9653,2791,686
Part-time2,2891,578711
[Chart] Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Virginia Commonwealth University, 1,472 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 1,798 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 7,254 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total7,254
Online Exclusively1,472
In Some Online Classes1,798
Not In Online Classes3,984
[Chart] Virginia Commonwealth University Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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