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Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA · Public · 6,622 students · mostly bachelor degrees
34th-cheapest of 127 Georgia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$10,945
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$20,801
Graduation rate
42%
Admission rate
72%
Median graduate earnings
$49,361
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$24,779
Average SAT
1013
Median ACT
20
Pell grant recipients
52%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
85 programsAccounting · Master's Degree20 grads/yr$86,927Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree59 grads/yr$84,918Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$81,195Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree91 grads/yr$77,890Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree49 grads/yr$76,119Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$75,310College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$71,449Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$71,257Educational/Instructional Technology · Master's Degree33 grads/yr$71,246Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree48 grads/yr$68,453Public Administration · Master's Degree49 grads/yr$68,427Psychology, General · Master's Degree14 grads/yr$65,472Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$63,814Social Work · Master's Degree48 grads/yr$63,609International Business/Trade/Commerce · Bachelor's Degree17 grads/yr$63,072Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree111 grads/yr$62,044Accounting · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$60,751General Office Occupations and Clerical Services · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$60,715Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$59,865Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$58,630Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree49 grads/yr$56,636Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree223 grads/yr$56,047Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree42 grads/yr$55,426Library and Information Science · Master's Degree128 grads/yr$53,915Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$53,281
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.