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Old Dominion University

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other (40.0699)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Ocean and Earth Science
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 400699

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19403411
2019-2036377
2020-2144458
2021-2250469
2022-23555515

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.88135$ 3,757

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.8598




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
2018-1910111
2019-20527
2020-21628
2021-22819
2022-2312315
Five Year Summary41950
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 Years041250633250



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)7347%$54,020$62,742$74,496
2013-14 (8 years)7836%$50,434$61,781$69,216
2016-17 (5 years)8146%$39,807$53,175$64,381
2018-19 (3 years)7051%$48,177$53,576$60,444
2020-21 (18 months)5056%$29,741$52,611$58,699



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 2017-185374.6%$ 19,500$ 26,034$ 31,604$ 43,789
2014-15 to 2018-194970.0%$ 20,500$ 26,000$ 31,675$ 39,268
2015-16 to 2019-204571.4%$ 20,500$ 26,000$ 31,853$ 39,268
2016-17 to 2020-213774.0%$ 17,809$ 26,910$ 32,223$ 47,500
2017-18 to 2021-223675.0%$ 14,667$ 24,000$ 29,806$ 44,485
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 2017-185374.6%$ 20,500$ 27,500$ 33,690$ 48,199
2014-15 to 2018-194970.0%$ 21,000$ 27,500$ 34,677$ 48,500
2015-16 to 2019-204571.4%$ 21,000$ 27,500$ 37,339$ 50,984
2016-17 to 2020-213774.0%$ 19,500$ 34,653$ 37,824$ 52,372
2017-18 to 2021-223675.0%$ 16,430$ 24,000$ 35,709$ 51,678


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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