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Old Dominion University

English Language and Literature/Letters, Other (23.9999)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Applied Linguistics
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MA
2010 CIP Code: 239999

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1992
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191695
2019-2020142
2020-21241211
2021-221694
2022-231474

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 3,360




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
2018-19145
2019-20202
2020-217411
2021-22134
2022-23404
Five Year Summary151126
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 Years920126310026



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)5231%$41,378$63,705$79,175
2013-14 (8 years)6337%$30,780$51,051$75,761
2016-17 (5 years)5753%$30,596$54,793$64,513
2018-19 (3 years)3444%$35,473$42,306$55,764
2020-21 (18 months)3047%$19,490$38,117$58,466



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 2017-181533.3%$ 10,250$ 19,874$ 20,560$ 29,442
2014-15 to 2018-191338.2%$ 11,250$ 19,874$ 20,574$ 20,500
2015-16 to 2019-201241.4%$ 10,750$ 18,501$ 18,370$ 20,500
2016-17 to 2020-211240.0%$ 16,677$ 20,485$ 21,395$ 24,971
2017-18 to 2021-221040.0%$ 16,900$ 20,485$ 22,305$ 26,500
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 2017-181533.3%$ 10,250$ 19,874$ 20,560$ 29,442
2014-15 to 2018-191338.2%$ 11,250$ 19,874$ 20,958$ 20,500
2015-16 to 2019-201241.4%$ 10,750$ 18,501$ 18,787$ 20,500
2016-17 to 2020-211240.0%$ 16,677$ 20,485$ 21,812$ 24,971
2017-18 to 2021-221040.0%$ 16,900$ 20,485$ 22,805$ 26,500


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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