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Virginia Tech

Human Development and Family Studies, General (19.0701)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Human Development
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 190701

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
2018-19618696247
2019-20588668227
2020-21654691221
2021-22610635209
2022-23508530209

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.85118$ 2,155

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.7494




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
2018-1921433247
2019-2019532227
2020-2118932221
2021-2218227209
2022-2317237209
Five Year Summary9521611,113
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 Years8531641,11359849201,113



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)43543%$46,211$60,063$82,514
2013-14 (8 years)66745%$43,668$57,704$74,560
2016-17 (5 years)96252%$42,600$56,132$67,757
2018-19 (3 years)1,06353%$34,932$49,646$61,294
2020-21 (18 months)1,07748%$15,594$26,576$40,087



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 2017-1854357.9%$ 18,500$ 26,188$ 28,146$ 30,950
2014-15 to 2018-1959458.6%$ 18,000$ 26,000$ 28,849$ 31,800
2015-16 to 2019-2059256.7%$ 17,500$ 25,359$ 28,121$ 31,000
2016-17 to 2020-2157455.8%$ 16,441$ 24,878$ 28,576$ 31,000
2017-18 to 2021-2259855.6%$ 15,173$ 24,164$ 28,620$ 30,922
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 2017-1854658.2%$ 19,500$ 28,000$ 38,477$ 51,064
2014-15 to 2018-1959758.9%$ 19,500$ 28,000$ 38,289$ 52,350
2015-16 to 2019-2059657.1%$ 19,000$ 27,912$ 38,654$ 53,635
2016-17 to 2020-2157856.2%$ 18,442$ 28,000$ 40,553$ 57,000
2017-18 to 2021-2260155.9%$ 17,000$ 28,000$ 40,982$ 58,000


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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