The Current Data / By State / Virginia

Virginia bachelor's earnings

A salary explorer for 57 schools in Virginia (52 with published 4-year medians) and 688 bachelor's programs. Federal outcomes are shown as-is. Schools are listed most programs first. There are no ranks. Grades are our own modeled ranking of schools against each other, kept to two small columns.

Schools
52
with published 4-Yr medians
Programs
688
observed 4-Yr medians
Typical School Median
$56,763
median of school medians
High-School Benchmark
$36,439
state median, employed HS grads 25–34

Schools on the Map

Each dot is a school, colored by its median 4-year earnings. Hover a dot for its name.

<$40k$40–55k$55–70k$70–90k$90k+

no published median · Each state map is zoomed to fill its frame.

Program Earnings

Published 4-year medians across 688 programs.

$50k$75k$100k$125k

How to Read

Median EarningsMedian of published 4-year earnings across the school's programs.
Earnings RangeLowest to highest program median at the school.
GradesAdj. Grade adjusts for selectivity, state, and peer group; Raw Grade ranks unadjusted 4-year medians.
DistributionOverview of observed program medians — the black tick marks the school median. Schools with under 5 programs show one bar per program.
DetailsAddress, website, enrollment, admit rate, and top programs per school.

Grades: Our Value-Add

Our modeled ranking of schools against each other — kept to two small columns below.

A 4 B 15 C 5 D/F 0 33 ungraded

Medians and spreads come straight from federal data (College Scorecard / Census). Our grades are modeled estimates.

Click a column header to change the sort.

SchoolEnrollmentMedian EarningsEarnings Range# Programs ↓Adj. GradeRaw GradeDistribution
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 30,923 $73,700 $47,224–$144,103 60 B A− $40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
George Mason University 27,752 $65,358 $36,901–$143,972 51 B+ A− $50k$75k$100k$125k$150k
Virginia Commonwealth University 20,753 $60,872 $37,253–$118,521 46 B B $40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Liberty University 50,012 $48,758 $36,290–$102,096 46 — C+ $40k$60k$80k$100k
James Madison University 20,888 $65,832 $45,225–$113,345 42 B+ A− $40k$60k$80k$100k
University of Virginia-Main Campus 17,597 $79,710 $51,811–$148,175 40 B+ A $60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
Old Dominion University 17,514 $56,715 $38,537–$96,427 37 C+ B− $40k$60k$80k$100k
Radford University 6,038 $54,772 $39,085–$87,740 34 B B− $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
William & Mary 7,055 $71,348 $49,644–$127,851 20 B− A $60k$80k$100k$120k
University of Mary Washington 3,566 $54,625 $41,509–$95,461 19 C B $40k$60k$80k
Virginia State University 5,074 $49,764 $37,861–$89,702 19 B C+ $40k$60k$80k
Longwood University 3,015 $51,238 $44,066–$91,313 18 B− B− $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Christopher Newport University 4,365 $57,254 $42,907–$101,900 17 B B+ $40k$60k$80k$100k
DeVry University-Virginia 13 $68,178 $47,440–$86,645 12 — C+ $50k$60k$70k$80k
ECPI University 12,090 $64,303 $49,541–$91,092 12 — C+ $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Marymount University 1,810 $62,281 $44,896–$94,503 12 — B $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
University of Lynchburg 1,577 $56,914 $46,733–$77,007 12 B− B− $50k$60k$70k
Roanoke College 1,767 $56,643 $41,210–$76,198 12 B− B $40k$50k$60k$70k
Regent University 4,729 $46,476 $29,565–$61,752 12 C− C+ $30k$40k$50k$60k
University of Richmond 2,980 $90,369 $58,014–$112,621 11 A− A+ $60k$80k$100k
Bridgewater College 1,400 $54,910 $42,141–$81,050 11 C+ B− $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
Hampton University 3,727 $54,286 $45,749–$94,216 11 A− B− $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Virginia Military Institute 1,527 $74,900 $71,547–$94,397 10 A− A− $70k$75k$80k$85k$90k$95k
Shenandoah University 2,116 $63,290 $30,758–$91,096 9 — B+ $40k$60k$80k
Randolph-Macon College 1,639 $56,504 $47,804–$71,844 8 B+ B $50k$55k$60k$65k$70k
South University-Richmond 232 $47,138 $39,694–$91,363 8 — C− $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
South University-Virginia Beach 240 $47,138 $39,694–$91,363 8 — C− $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Virginia Union University 1,203 $43,795 $38,872–$64,924 8 B− C− $40k$50k$60k
Mary Baldwin University 1,090 $50,117 $45,703–$97,279 7 — B− $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
Strayer University-Virginia 1,668 $74,206 $53,916–$105,703 6 — B $60k$80k$100k
Averett University 1,231 $59,414 $50,346–$84,065 6 C+ B− $50k$60k$70k$80k
Ferrum College 699 $46,096 $37,841–$60,235 6 — C $40k$45k$50k$55k$60k
Washington and Lee University 1,881 $115,837 $95,190–$121,699 5 A+ A+ $100k$110k$120k
Stratford University — $74,789 $52,209–$100,805 5 — B $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k
Hampden-Sydney College 946 $68,731 $48,625–$87,835 5 B+ B+ $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Bluefield University 614 $56,811 $41,595–$91,278 5 — B− $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach — $37,451 $32,854–$38,879 5 — F $32k$35k$38k
Virginia Wesleyan University 1,256 $52,760 $43,511–$63,159 4 — — $45k$50k$55k$60k
University of Virginia's College at Wise 1,101 $47,230 $41,804–$51,193 4 — — $42k$45k$48k$50k
Southern Virginia University 936 $38,614 $33,115–$56,726 4 — — $35k$40k$45k$50k$55k
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach 1,709 $52,556 $47,437–$89,336 3 — — $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Randolph College 658 $47,416 $44,118–$52,293 3 — — $45k$48k$50k$52k
Emory & Henry University 1,078 $45,877 $42,940–$71,531 3 — — $50k$60k$70k
Hollins University 665 $38,172 $27,014–$45,633 3 — — $30k$35k$40k$45k
Eastern Mennonite University 754 $67,420 $53,229–$81,610 2 — — $60k$70k$80k
Chamberlain University-Virginia 557 $96,132 $96,132–$96,132 1 — — $96k
Centra College 219 $91,634 $91,634–$91,634 1 — — $92k
Sentara College of Health Sciences 242 $90,720 $90,720–$90,720 1 — — $91k
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls Church 348 $87,378 $87,378–$87,378 1 — — $87k
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing 591 $83,777 $83,777–$83,777 1 — — $84k
Centura College-Chesapeake 191 $39,664 $39,664–$39,664 1 — — $40k
Centura College-Virginia Beach 0 $39,664 $39,664–$39,664 1 — — $40k
5 schools without published 4-year medians
American National University

Salem · 1813 East Main Street · School website ↗

Enrollment (undergrad): 630 · Locale: Suburb: Midsize

Sweet Briar College

Sweet Briar · 134 Chapel Drive · School website ↗

Enrollment (undergrad): 443 · Admit rate: 75.5% · Yield: 16.9% · Locale: Rural: Fringe

University of Management and Technology

Arlington · 1901 Fort Myer Drive, Suite 700 · School website ↗

Enrollment (undergrad): 294 · Locale: City: Midsize

University of the Potomac-VA Campus

FALLS CHURCH · 7799 LEESBURG PIKE · School website ↗

Enrollment (undergrad): 157 · Locale: Suburb: Large

Virginia University of Lynchburg

Lynchburg · 2058 Garfield Ave · School website ↗

Enrollment (undergrad): 125 · Locale: City: Small

"—" means the value was not published. Distribution histograms are smoothed views of observed program medians — never imputed values, and never used in grades.