Petersburg, Virginia · Public
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies at Virginia State University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 69 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~69
- Schools with reported signal
- 22
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 88.6%
- Graduation rate
- 39.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $15,840/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $63,360
- Median debt
- $26,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $45,543/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 22 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,455 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($9,597 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 82% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · 0.0% reported share · $16,200 net B 
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · 0.5% reported share · $16,778 net B 
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN · 0.9% reported share · $13,359 net B 
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · 0.0% reported share · $16,674 net B 
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · 0.4% reported share · $17,339 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies accounts for 1.4% of reported programs at Virginia State University, which is bigger than 82% of schools in this field set and 1.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 69 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Virginia State University's average net price is $15,840 per year, about $63,360 over four years. That is $1,455 below the $17,295 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $45,543 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $9,597 below the $55,140 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Virginia State University #18 of 22 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.