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Virginia Tech

Philosophy (38.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Philosophy
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 380101

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
2018-19354225
2019-20838824
2020-2110110531
2021-2212012334
2022-2314915238

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.06122$ 1,883

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.0890




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
2018-1919625
2019-2021324
2020-21211031
2021-2231334
2022-2330838
Five Year Summary12230152
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 Years31101515214936152



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)14734%$58,042$90,581$122,248
2013-14 (8 years)17930%$57,594$85,753$113,634
2016-17 (5 years)13422%$43,110$57,053$76,806
2018-19 (3 years)10329%$30,683$45,844$67,208
2020-21 (18 months)10831%$26,216$38,987$48,675



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 2017-184455.0%$ 14,450$ 27,905$ 30,216$ 37,298
2014-15 to 2018-194053.3%$ 14,750$ 24,750$ 31,364$ 31,314
2015-16 to 2019-203652.2%$ 14,399$ 27,500$ 33,557$ 34,000
2016-17 to 2020-214350.6%$ 12,033$ 28,000$ 34,320$ 37,800
2017-18 to 2021-225449.1%$ 13,500$ 26,933$ 34,187$ 39,727
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 2017-184455.0%$ 14,750$ 29,375$ 36,951$ 45,130
2014-15 to 2018-194053.3%$ 17,500$ 27,905$ 38,800$ 45,130
2015-16 to 2019-203652.2%$ 14,750$ 29,500$ 43,722$ 54,492
2016-17 to 2020-214451.8%$ 12,642$ 28,000$ 44,380$ 59,941
2017-18 to 2021-225550.0%$ 13,500$ 31,000$ 47,348$ 67,487


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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