Higher Ed Info for Virginia

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Wage Outcomes

Wage Outcomes, 2023 Calendar Year

Grand Total, All Reporting Institutions, Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
Earnings in 2023	Median Wage	Percentage of Graduates w/ Reported Wage
20 Years (2002-03 Graduates)	$59,850	47%
15 Years (2007-08 Graduates)	$59,716	49%
10 Years (2012-13 Graduates)	$56,171	56%
8 Years (2014-15 Graduates)	$53,531	59%
5 Years (2017-18 Graduates)	$46,810	62%
3 Years (2019-20 Graduates)	$35,670	62%

Only years/programs meeting disclosure rules will be displayed to protect individual confidentiality.

Wages in 2023
Years Post-Completion	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
	80% of graduates with full-time wages fall within this range
20 Years (2002-03 Graduates)	$24,364	$39,393	$59,850	$87,196	$121,355
15 Years (2007-08 Graduates)	$24,201	$39,159	$59,716	$83,018	$111,757
10 Years (2012-13 Graduates)	$23,709	$39,165	$56,171	$77,775	$106,658
8 Years (2014-15 Graduates)	$23,369	$37,371	$53,531	$72,708	$97,477
5 Years (2017-18 Graduates)	$18,600	$31,576	$46,810	$63,393	$84,762
3 Years (2019-20 Graduates)	$10,315	$20,917	$35,670	$51,670	$72,012

As reminder, the median value represents the very middle value of the sample of values (wage or debt) sorted from low to high. This value is found in the middle line of the barcharts.
The remaining values in the chart are constructed similarly, to display how wages and earnings are distributed. Thus, while the median tells us the middle wage, the values for the 25th and 75th percentiles tell us that half of the graduates with wages fall between those two values. Likewise, 80% of reported wages fall between the 10th and 90th percentiles. The length of each bar section clue to the dispersion in the data - that is, how much earnings can vary within a range a group of individuals.

Grand Total, All Reporting Institutions,
Programs Rank Ordered by Cohort Size	Median Wage	Percentage of Graduates w/ Reported Wage	Median Debt	Percentage of Graduates with Student Debt
Accounting and Related Services, Other	$41,173	59%	$11,392	33%
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other	$31,405	69%	$8,662	24%
Welding Technology/Welder	$43,744	56%	$6,927	24%
Precision Metal Working, Other	$65,496	81%	$4,948	17%
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	$45,436	54%	$9,000	25%
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	$41,739	64%	$9,326	26%
Child Care Provider/Assistant	$27,161	58%	$10,690	32%
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other	$42,101	64%	$7,518	24%
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	$44,145	73%	$9,403	32%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other	$38,089	61%	$9,400	29%

Grand Total, All Reporting Institutions, (Disclosable Programs)
Programs Rank Ordered by Cohort Size, 3-year Wage Outcomes	10th Percentile	25th Percentile	Median	75th Percentile	90th Percentile
	80% of graduates with full-time wages fall within this range
Accounting and Related Services, Other	$14,900	$24,932	$41,173	$57,705	$72,953
Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other	$15,555	$22,050	$31,405	$44,040	$59,538
Welding Technology/Welder	$15,434	$29,712	$43,744	$56,311	$71,570
Precision Metal Working, Other	$31,208	$44,255	$65,496	$90,545	$105,130
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	$22,036	$35,415	$45,436	$60,639	$76,488
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	$16,539	$30,482	$41,739	$55,131	$70,102
Child Care Provider/Assistant	$11,066	$18,321	$27,161	$38,654	$50,432
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other	$15,618	$27,033	$42,101	$60,041	$74,980
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	$22,693	$34,356	$44,145	$58,027	$71,484
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other	$14,238	$24,695	$38,089	$52,715	$70,443

NOTE: Fewer than 10 programs may be displayed if they disclosure rules for providing wage outcome data are not met.
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Graduate Debt
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years
Student Loans

Known Debt at Graduation of Student Borrowers
Year	% of grads	25th Percentile	Median	Estimated Payment on Median Debt	Mean	75th Percentile
2019-20	24%	$5,442	$10,394	$110	$13,578	$17,473
2020-21	24%	$5,444	$10,129	$107	$13,909	$17,410
2021-22	21%	$5,250	$9,500	$101	$13,026	$17,320
2022-23	18%	$5,500	$10,545	$112	$15,992	$20,500
2023-24	16%	$5,442	$9,896	$105	$14,612	$19,298

Note: The four-year bachelor’s degree mean and median debt levels reported on this site may differ from that reported by individual institutions. Many institutions report indebtedness based on the Common Data Set definition, which limits the indebtedness level reported to include only those students who entered the institution as first-time in college (FTIC) students. The inclusion of graduates who entered as transfer students may tend to lower the overall mean or median debt level because it does not include any debt that transfer students acquired while attending previous institutions outside Virginia and relatively few transfers from Virginia’s two-year colleges incur debt prior to transfer. Repayment estimates assume a standard 10-year repayment rate, and a 5% interest rate for undegraduate loans (for which multiple interest rates exist) and 6.8% for graduate and professional programs. Borrowers with federal loans may be eligible for Income Driven Repayment, which may result in lower payments.