Norfolk State University Graduate Programs

Located in Norfolk, Virginia, Norfolk State University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Norfolk State University?

Contact details for Norfolk State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504-8000
Phone:	757-823-8600
Website:	www.nsu.edu

Norfolk State University Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 442 graduate students at Norfolk State, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Norfolk State University graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	296
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	21
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Norfolk State University. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 25 countries are represented at Norfolk State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Kenya, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Norfolk State University

In 2022-2023, 5,603 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Norfolk State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 27th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Norfolk State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences	46%

Norfolk State University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Social Work	38	2	40
Information Technology	26	0	26
Teacher Education Grade Specific	20	0	20
Urban Studies	16	0	16
Electrical Engineering	12	0	12
Criminal Justice & Corrections	12	0	12
Computer Information Systems	9	0	9
Communication & Journalism (Other)	7	0	7
Materials Sciences	0	7	7
Special Education	5	0	5
Music	5	0	5
Health & Medical Administrative Services	4	0	4
Physics	2	0	2
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	1	1
General Visual & Performing Arts	1	0	1
General Biology	0	0	0
Accounting	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0
Journalism	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0
Architectural Engineering Technology	0	0	0
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0
Other Engineering	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other)	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0
Nursing	0	0	0
History	0	0	0
Mathematics	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0
Chemistry	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0
Political Science & Government	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0
TOTAL	157	10	167

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.