South University-Richmond

Glen Allen, VA · Private for-profit · 244 students · Visit Website

South University-Richmond offers programs in fields like Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, with a focus on preparing students for healthcare careers. The curriculum includes hands-on, competency-based training, culminating in a required 160-hour supervised practicum in a local medical setting. The campus provides specialized laboratories for Health Sciences and Nursing programs, and Career Services offers support for job searching, resume building, and interview preparation.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$39,761/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

56/100

Tuition

$18,238/yr

All Programs at South University-Richmond

1 trade program at South University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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56 $39,761/yr $23,000 12.0x Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at South University-Richmond using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.