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Virginia Tech

Chemistry, General (40.0501)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Chemistry
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA/BS
2010 CIP Code: 400501

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
2018-1917016445
2019-2018818737
2020-2121421430
2021-2224924033
2022-2324124153

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.46141$ 3,483

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.9486




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
2018-1939645
2019-2030737
2020-2121930
2021-22201333
2022-23381553
Five Year Summary14850198
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 Years20502119871324198



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)29331%$66,395$96,672$137,245
2013-14 (8 years)32932%$58,905$84,393$125,494
2016-17 (5 years)27031%$42,672$64,126$89,551
2018-19 (3 years)23129%$27,351$56,295$63,440
2020-21 (18 months)36434%$46,819$83,153$101,770



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 2017-1810551.2%$ 20,000$ 29,000$ 34,103$ 34,000
2014-15 to 2018-199648.0%$ 20,000$ 29,000$ 36,101$ 36,651
2015-16 to 2019-208544.3%$ 20,500$ 29,000$ 39,267$ 42,267
2016-17 to 2020-217541.2%$ 20,000$ 30,000$ 40,304$ 44,165
2017-18 to 2021-227543.1%$ 17,500$ 27,922$ 37,476$ 42,000
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 2017-1810651.7%$ 20,000$ 30,500$ 43,756$ 55,522
2014-15 to 2018-199748.5%$ 20,000$ 29,375$ 44,396$ 52,900
2015-16 to 2019-208644.8%$ 20,500$ 31,000$ 47,959$ 62,613
2016-17 to 2020-217641.8%$ 20,200$ 34,389$ 49,526$ 84,172
2017-18 to 2021-227643.7%$ 20,200$ 31,000$ 54,316$ 88,525


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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