Master's · Richmond, Virginia
Is Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Virginia Commonwealth University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $61,448
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $62,879
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $48,471
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $51k (likely $51k – $51k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$3k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in VA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$274k (likely −$364k – −$185k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$334k (likely −$505k – −$159k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Virginia Commonwealth University
- Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Master's)$336,392
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral)$206,527
- Dentistry (First professional)$197,507
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Master's)$136,353
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First professional)$135,859
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$134,661
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Graduate certificate)$119,836
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$118,521
- Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)$118,273
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$116,932
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$114,150
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$108,580
Student Counseling and Personnel Services at other schools in Virginia
- Virginia State University$66,322
- George Mason University$63,423
- University of Virginia-Main Campus$60,095
- Old Dominion University$58,539
- James Madison University$58,228
- William & Mary$56,870
- Liberty University$56,174
- Regent University$55,572
- Radford University$54,651
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University$46,870