by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Longwood University Graduate School. Learn how it ranks, what graduate degree programs it offers, how diverse it is, and much more. Click on any of the following links to jump to that section on this page.
College Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed.Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 4,630 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual’s 2026 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Longwood University took the #422 spot.Longwood also ranked #13 for Best Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia.
### Best Graduate Schools RankingOut of 4,630 schools analyzed in the 2026 Best Graduate Schools in the United States ranking, Longwood came in at #422. In addition, Longwood took the #13 spot for Best Graduate Schools in Virginia.
Longwood University was the school of choice for 1,298 graduate students in the last year for which we have data.College Factual looked at the demographics of these students to determine how diverse the population is.Our findings are below.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 71.9% of the total graduate students at Longwood are women and 28.1% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Longwood, around 29.7% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group.Longwood is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 2.0% of the graduate student population.For more details on graduate school diversity at the school, check out the chart below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to a page with more details.
The average tuition and fees for full-time graduate students is not available due to a lack of data.
The typical graduate student at Longwood who borrowed carries a median debt of $25,649.
Graduate students who earn their master’s degree at Longwood enter the workforce with an average early-career salary of $55,482.
Yearly salaries vary depending on the field of study, but the table below shows the highest-earning graduate fields of study at Longwood based on the early-career earnings of recent graduates.
| Graduate Field of Study | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | $64,319 |
| General Education | $53,281 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | $52,666 |
Located in Farmville, Virginia, Longwood University is a public institution.The charming, small-town atmosphere of Farmville draws many to the area. Get more details about the location of Longwood University.
Contact details for Longwood are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 201 High St, Farmville, VA 23909 |
| Phone: | 434-395-2000 |
| Website: | www.longwood.edu |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/LongwoodUniversity |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/longwoodu |
94.8% of the graduate students at Longwood University took at least one class online.Approximately 85.9% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
Only the degree programs in which master’s degrees were awarded are listed here.
| Masters Degree Program | Annual Graduates | Avg Early-Career Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 356 | — |
| Communication Sciences | 24 | $64,319 |
| General Education | 40 | $53,281 |
| Student Counseling | 37 | — |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 63 | $52,666 |
Footnotes
*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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