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Graduate Programs at Virginia Tech

Graduate Program 128 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 9 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 7,736
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2024 Tuition & Fees $34,085

Graduate Programs Overview

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University offers 128 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 9 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 7,736 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at Virginia Tech and 1,445 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $18,013 for Virginia residents and $34,085 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (73 programs)
Doctorate - Research (53 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (2 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (9 programs)
Tuition & Fees$18,013 Virginia residents
$34,085 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment7,736 graduate students
1,445 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 Virginia Tech

It offers 128 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's 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 Degree739
Post Master's Degree40
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship530
Doctor's degree - professional practice20
Total1289

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $18,013 for Virginia residents and $34,085 for students from other States at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The 2024 graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.09% compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2021202220232024
In-State$16,030$16,427$17,083$18,013
Out-of-State$30,547$31,443$32,433$34,085
* 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 Polytechnic Institute and State University Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 7,736 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 4,309 male and 3,427 female students. By attendance status, there are 5,713 full-time and 2,023 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total7,7363,4274,309
Full-time5,7132,5793,134
Part-time2,0238481,175
[Chart] Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1,445 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 2,053 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 7,736 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total7,736
Online Exclusively1,445
In Some Online Classes2,053
Not In Online Classes4,238
[Chart] Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs