Adult Development & Aging at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you plan to study adult development & aging, take a look at what Virginia Commonwealth University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Adult Development & Aging section at the bottom of this page.

VCU Adult Development & Aging Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Adult Development and Aging

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

VCU does offer online education options in adult development and aging for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

VCU Adult Development & Aging Rankings

Adult Development and Aging Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the adult development and aging majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Adult Development & Aging Master’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of adult development and aging master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 11% men graduate in adult development and aging each year. VCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

In the adult development and aging master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in adult development and aging.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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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National Center for Education Statistics
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