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Norfolk State 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
2018-1910910919
2019-2012711625
2020-211019519
2021-2210210221
2022-2311510820

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.08134$ 2,717

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
5.28103




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
2018-1916319
2019-2022325
2020-2114519
2021-2216521
2022-2312820
Five Year Summary8024104
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 Years08311104823104



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)14940%$37,222$50,798$71,744
2013-14 (8 years)14642%$41,155$50,787$68,765
2016-17 (5 years)12743%$30,016$40,842$54,533
2018-19 (3 years)10252%$25,387$33,254$48,879
2020-21 (18 months)9545%$14,738$29,386$40,098



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 2017-1810591.3%$ 27,287$ 34,825$ 36,680$ 45,102
2014-15 to 2018-199290.2%$ 27,946$ 35,809$ 37,422$ 45,157
2015-16 to 2019-209088.2%$ 26,000$ 32,201$ 34,741$ 43,295
2016-17 to 2020-218387.4%$ 23,707$ 30,911$ 32,853$ 39,000
2017-18 to 2021-228185.3%$ 25,900$ 31,000$ 33,623$ 40,626
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 2017-1810591.3%$ 28,091$ 39,013$ 41,814$ 48,000
2014-15 to 2018-199290.2%$ 29,893$ 42,207$ 44,258$ 50,962
2015-16 to 2019-209088.2%$ 27,922$ 40,541$ 44,544$ 50,306
2016-17 to 2020-218387.4%$ 26,326$ 36,942$ 43,342$ 51,875
2017-18 to 2021-228185.3%$ 27,748$ 38,751$ 45,905$ 54,373


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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