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Shenandoah University

Music Therapy/Therapist. (51.2305)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Music Therapy
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BMT
2010 CIP Code: 512305

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1958609
2019-20535212
2020-21525116
2021-2265666
2022-2368727

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.38105$ 3,158

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.9275




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
2018-19279
2019-203912
2020-217916
2021-22336
2022-23347
Five Year Summary183250
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 Years031250332850



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)1631%
2013-14 (8 years)2715%
2016-17 (5 years)5728%$24,293$37,735$53,379
2018-19 (3 years)6035%$17,700$28,201$50,503
2020-21 (18 months)6128%$25,498$41,029$46,041



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 2017-185388.3%$ 25,766$ 26,792$ 35,331$ 34,045
2014-15 to 2018-195490.0%$ 25,696$ 26,756$ 36,197$ 40,204
2015-16 to 2019-205291.2%$ 25,267$ 26,724$ 40,741$ 49,667
2016-17 to 2020-215183.6%$ 26,716$ 26,721$ 40,497$ 46,613
2017-18 to 2021-224279.2%$ 26,716$ 26,721$ 45,125$ 67,440
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 2017-185388.3%$ 26,792$ 48,529$ 55,414$ 81,141
2014-15 to 2018-195490.0%$ 26,752$ 54,163$ 59,447$ 88,680
2015-16 to 2019-205291.2%$ 26,738$ 65,830$ 64,865$ 95,788
2016-17 to 2020-215183.6%$ 26,724$ 62,724$ 66,506$ 106,368
2017-18 to 2021-224279.2%$ 27,710$ 75,985$ 72,850$ 108,744


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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