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Fort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, GA · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (14% of graduates). 21 students for every faculty member, more than at 93% of colleges. 69% of faculty are full-time. Spends $5,828 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

368 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 44% of graduates; 29 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.010114% 50
    Graduates in this field earn $45,292 4 years out
  2. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01019.5% 35
  3. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01049.0% 33
    Graduates in this field earn $45,033 4 years out
  4. Animal Sciences, General 01.09016.8% 25
  5. Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant 01.83015.4% 20

Fastest-growing field: Agriculture, 6.7% → 17% of graduates since 2014–15 (64 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations$56,411 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $31,173

    4 years after completion$56,411
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $40,666 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $29,000 · 86 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Psychology, General$45,292 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $27,677

    4 years after completion$45,292
    National median: $50,706Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $34,075 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $29,556 · 76 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Criminal Justice and Corrections$45,033 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $29,445

    4 years after completion$45,033
    National median: $55,378Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $35,935 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $31,000 · 75 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Computer and Information Sciences, General$44,881 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $49,827

    4 years after completion$44,881
    National median: $92,374Below typical

    Median federal debt: $33,630 · 29 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,345 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $28,794

    4 years after completion$38,345
    National median: $48,460Below typical

    Median federal debt: $34,000 · 14 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college21 to 1
21 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 93% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 16 to 1 in its Common Data Set (2,229 students, 142 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

36%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 22% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–96415%
10–198621%
20–298019%
30–395012%
40–494811%
50–998019%
100+102%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Internships
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad

Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty69%
National median: 67%About typical
Average faculty salary

$67,494

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$5,828
$5,828
← Lessmore than 6% of 557More →
Endowment per student$5,131
$5,131
← Lessmore than 20% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Fort Valley State University Common Data Set 2014–15, Fall 2014;Fort Valley State University Common Data Set 2014–15, 2014–15;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)