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Mary Baldwin University

Political Science and Government, General (45.1001)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Political Science
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 451001

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1925248
2019-20333511
2020-2125270
2021-22353917
2022-2327298

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.52125$ 3,350

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
4.4980




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-19718
2019-204711
2021-2210717
2022-23808
Five Year Summary291544
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years0110044524444



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)6232%$44,933$64,446$86,275
2013-14 (8 years)5428%$49,363$56,933$64,170
2016-17 (5 years)4833%$34,074$50,696$75,683
2018-19 (3 years)5446%$28,714$36,041$54,084
2020-21 (18 months)4045%$15,679$37,335$53,335



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-184692.0%$ 27,000$ 36,915$ 36,885$ 47,750
2014-15 to 2018-194692.0%$ 27,000$ 36,915$ 38,189$ 48,518
2015-16 to 2019-203786.0%$ 27,000$ 36,830$ 38,739$ 48,518
2016-17 to 2020-212781.8%$ 27,000$ 32,000$ 36,968$ 48,000
2017-18 to 2021-223083.3%$ 25,000$ 28,250$ 33,607$ 45,829
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-184692.0%$ 31,244$ 47,040$ 46,719$ 57,345
2014-15 to 2018-194692.0%$ 31,244$ 47,290$ 46,455$ 57,345
2015-16 to 2019-203786.0%$ 30,500$ 46,830$ 44,521$ 54,913
2016-17 to 2020-212781.8%$ 27,000$ 41,263$ 40,431$ 53,167
2017-18 to 2021-223083.3%$ 26,000$ 35,370$ 37,322$ 48,000


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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