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Education at Virginia State

Virginia State graduates about 43 education majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 265th of 551 schools we score for education, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×).

59/100Solid#265 of 551 for education →
Graduates a year437% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$48,0000.94× the same major nationally
Research in the field$892Ka year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1030whole school

Around Virginia State

Rogers Stadium at Virginia State University.
Rogers Stadium - Virginia State UniversityPhoto: Kevin Coles · CC BY 2.0 · source
Azurest South
AzurestSouthView2Photo: AJ Belongia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
(Virtual panorama) “Virginia State University (VSU). U.S. Department of Agricult
Agriculture and Virginia State University Farmer Outreach - 2013 (20130307-APHISPhoto: USDAgov · Public domain · source
The former site of Fleet Street station in Petersburg - used only from 1977 to 1
Petersburg Fleet Street station site and SAL piers, October 2021Photo: Adam Moss from Walden, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where education happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dining 2 · Dorm 2 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the education ranking

  1. Wichita State University 59
  2. Winthrop University 59
  3. University of South Alabama 59
  4. Carthage College 59
  5. Campbell University 59
  6. Eastern Connecticut State University 59
  7. North Park University 59
  8. Albion College 59

Other strong majors at Virginia State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia State with every school we score in education. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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