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Norfolk State University

Engineering, Other (14.9999)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Optical Engineering
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 149999

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  BCHE
Date Program Placed on Probation:  BCHE
Date Program Closed:  
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1919186
2019-2019172
2020-2117164
2021-2216151
2022-2312132

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.53152$ 3,532

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
4.3996




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
2018-19336
2019-20022
2020-21134
2021-22101
2022-23022
Five Year Summary51015
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 Years010001511115



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)366%
2013-14 (8 years)3110%
2016-17 (5 years)2218%
2018-19 (3 years)2520%
2020-21 (18 months)2335%



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 2017-181568.2%$ 26,478$ 30,920$ 32,222$ 43,432
2014-15 to 2018-191976.0%$ 27,932$ 35,000$ 34,781$ 44,509
2015-16 to 2019-201979.2%$ 20,422$ 32,000$ 33,274$ 43,432
2016-17 to 2020-212087.0%$ 24,177$ 31,466$ 32,287$ 41,660
2017-18 to 2021-221794.4%$ 20,422$ 30,932$ 31,177$ 39,888
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 2017-181568.2%$ 26,599$ 43,432$ 42,142$ 48,070
2014-15 to 2018-191976.0%$ 28,786$ 44,509$ 47,998$ 50,370
2015-16 to 2019-201979.2%$ 27,932$ 43,432$ 46,491$ 50,370
2016-17 to 2020-212087.0%$ 28,438$ 41,660$ 43,117$ 50,363
2017-18 to 2021-221794.4%$ 27,932$ 39,640$ 42,567$ 50,355


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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