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Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

1,415 Master's Degrees
766 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Virginia Commonwealth University?

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Contact details for VCU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 910 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23284-2512
Phone: 804-828-0100
Website: www.vcu.edu

Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Student Diversity

7,200 Graduate Students
66% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 7,200 graduate students at VCU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Commonwealth University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 726
Black or African American 944
Hispanic or Latino 423
White 3,639
International Students 522
Other Races/Ethnicities 946

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Virginia Commonwealth University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at VCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Online Learning at Virginia Commonwealth University

2,680 Took All Classes Online
18,802 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at VCU. In 2022-2023, 18,802 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 4th 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 VCU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 19%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10%
Public Administration & Social Service 11%

Virginia Commonwealth University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Social Work 0 250 2 252
Medicine 0 0 179 179
Nursing 14 94 61 169
General Business/Commerce 0 133 6 139
Business Administration & Management 13 125 0 138
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 8 121 129
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 3 14 103 120
General Education 0 96 21 117
Dentistry 0 0 103 103
Special Education 43 29 3 75
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 62 0 62
General Biology 42 16 3 61
Educational Administration 15 8 37 60
Health & Physical Education 0 51 0 51
Health & Medical Administrative Services 7 36 2 45
Public Administration 8 26 7 41
Mental & Social Health Services 15 23 0 38
Student Counseling 0 31 0 31
Teacher Education Subject Specific 7 24 0 31
Other Homeland Security 5 23 0 28
Accounting 16 9 0 25
General Engineering 0 10 14 24
Fine & Studio Arts 0 23 1 24
Other Engineering 0 17 6 23
Public Health 3 14 6 23
Information Science 7 15 0 22
General Psychology 0 17 4 21
Teacher Education Grade Specific 10 10 0 20
Communication & Media Studies 0 17 0 17
Computer Information Systems 3 12 2 17
Biomedical Engineering 0 11 6 17
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 16 1 17
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 17 17
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 14 2 16
Security Science and Technology 0 16 0 16
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 14 0 14
Urban Studies 1 13 0 14
Economics 0 12 0 12
Mathematics 0 10 0 10
Natural Sciences 5 0 5 10
Natural Resources Conservation 0 10 0 10
Chemistry 0 1 9 10
Design & Applied Arts 0 10 0 10
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 3 6 9
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 6 3 9
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 6 3 9
Writing Studies 0 9 0 9
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 9 0 9
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 8 0 8
General English Literature 0 8 0 8
Other Statistics 0 0 8 8
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 8 0 8
Gerontology 7 0 0 7
Physics 2 5 0 7
Drama & Theater Arts 0 7 0 7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 3 3 6
Genetics 3 3 0 6
Human Development & Family Studies 0 6 0 6
History 3 3 0 6
Other Social Sciences 6 0 0 6
Sociology 0 6 0 6
Curriculum & Instruction 0 5 0 5
Other Health Professions 0 0 5 5
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 5 5
Geography & Cartography 5 0 0 5
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 3 3
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 3 3
Real Estate 3 0 0 3
Nanotechnology 0 0 3 3
Chemical Engineering 0 0 3 3
Sustainability Science 3 0 0 3
Graphic Communications 1 0 0 1
Ethnic Studies 1 0 0 1
Statistics 1 0 0 1
Business/Managerial Economics 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Taxation 0 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 0 0
Area Studies 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0
Data Analytics 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0
Outdoor Education 0 0 0 0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
Anthropology 0 0 0 0
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 0
Other Transportation & Materials Moving 0 0 0 0
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0
Music 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 252 1,415 766 2,433

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.

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