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Randolph-Macon College

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:YesNo
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19626327
2019-20586318
2020-21707114
2021-22706822
2022-23756722

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.94118$ 2,912

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.4475




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
2018-1920727
2019-2013518
2020-2110414
2021-2216622
2022-2320222
Five Year Summary7924103
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 Years06011032901103



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)9843%$55,564$97,542$134,697
2013-14 (8 years)9048%$55,242$67,998$100,306
2016-17 (5 years)10448%$43,694$58,468$79,802
2018-19 (3 years)13253%$41,551$51,270$61,351
2020-21 (18 months)11557%$23,164$37,891$49,473



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 2017-187376.8%$ 26,000$ 28,544$ 32,793$ 41,920
2014-15 to 2018-198475.0%$ 23,170$ 27,155$ 31,232$ 35,832
2015-16 to 2019-208173.6%$ 24,922$ 26,922$ 30,350$ 35,410
2016-17 to 2020-218074.8%$ 24,747$ 27,294$ 30,935$ 34,843
2017-18 to 2021-227474.7%$ 26,716$ 28,139$ 33,091$ 41,513
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 2017-187376.8%$ 27,309$ 42,626$ 46,245$ 58,750
2014-15 to 2018-198575.9%$ 26,844$ 41,920$ 46,171$ 60,688
2015-16 to 2019-208274.5%$ 26,844$ 41,057$ 47,934$ 60,688
2016-17 to 2020-218175.7%$ 26,798$ 40,316$ 49,550$ 63,067
2017-18 to 2021-227575.8%$ 26,878$ 45,276$ 51,643$ 68,944


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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