by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began publishing its yearly rankings to help students identify graduate schools that put a high emphasis on educational quality as well as helping students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Valdosta State University landed the #801 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, VSU took the #14 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Georgia.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and VSU took the #556 spot on the list.
VSU also ranked #11 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Georgia.
The total graduate student population at VSU is made up of 76.0% women and 24.0% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 31.3% of the graduate student population at VSU. VSU is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 1.6% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,572 | $16,470 |
| Fees | $2,212 | $2,212 |
Graduate students earning a master's degree from VSU enter careers with an average starting salary of $50,012. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 14% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Valdosta State University.
Contact details for VSU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1500 N Patterson St, Valdosta, GA 31698 |
| Phone: | 229-333-5800 |
| Website: | www.valdosta.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/valdostastate |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/valdostastate |
About 88.8% of the graduate students at Valdosta State University took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Approximately 78.3% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 6 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 11 |
| Educational Administration | 25 |
| Public Administration | 13 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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