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Virginia Tech

Dairy Science (01.0905)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Dairy Science
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 010905

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19596319
2019-20717224
2020-21646720
2021-22616318
2022-23586123

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.67116$ 2,410

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.6387




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
2018-1991019
2019-2018624
2020-2114620
2021-2216218
2022-23131023
Five Year Summary7034104
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 Years13001044875104



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)10830%$37,752$48,116$68,215
2013-14 (8 years)11727%$46,870$66,431$85,962
2016-17 (5 years)11323%$39,999$52,722$74,649
2018-19 (3 years)9927%$26,991$52,810$62,189
2020-21 (18 months)9937%$22,067$31,135$44,170



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 2017-186968.3%$ 14,000$ 25,250$ 25,574$ 31,550
2014-15 to 2018-196067.4%$ 13,583$ 25,145$ 30,306$ 35,350
2015-16 to 2019-205964.8%$ 14,000$ 25,125$ 30,683$ 36,500
2016-17 to 2020-215664.4%$ 14,500$ 25,375$ 30,122$ 35,350
2017-18 to 2021-226065.9%$ 17,225$ 25,132$ 30,974$ 35,700
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 2017-186968.3%$ 15,000$ 27,000$ 30,108$ 37,650
2014-15 to 2018-196067.4%$ 13,883$ 27,750$ 34,270$ 40,436
2015-16 to 2019-205964.8%$ 15,000$ 31,000$ 37,817$ 45,930
2016-17 to 2020-215664.4%$ 15,750$ 28,955$ 37,351$ 45,620
2017-18 to 2021-226065.9%$ 18,250$ 30,036$ 40,725$ 55,997


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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