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Virginia Tech

Public Policy Analysis, General (44.0501)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Public and Urban Affairs
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 440501

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1997
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19586516
2019-2013715228
2020-2114615827
2021-22646915
2022-2315216853

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.01124$ 3,189

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.9489




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
2018-1914216
2019-2024428
2020-2122527
2021-2210515
2022-23391453
Five Year Summary10930139
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 Years5703139121012139



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)13134%$70,530$92,037$120,628
2013-14 (8 years)12436%$64,046$77,518$102,140
2016-17 (5 years)8835%$47,356$63,313$77,424
2018-19 (3 years)6843%$38,798$48,431$61,009
2020-21 (18 months)15348%$56,080$87,616$108,327



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 2017-184566.2%$ 21,500$ 29,230$ 32,216$ 36,687
2014-15 to 2018-193960.9%$ 19,500$ 27,967$ 30,326$ 35,325
2015-16 to 2019-204053.3%$ 15,431$ 27,013$ 28,846$ 33,776
2016-17 to 2020-214148.8%$ 14,502$ 24,000$ 25,372$ 28,188
2017-18 to 2021-224850.0%$ 15,431$ 25,711$ 28,955$ 29,525
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 2017-184566.2%$ 22,802$ 35,325$ 46,616$ 49,320
2014-15 to 2018-193960.9%$ 20,500$ 31,000$ 39,004$ 45,015
2015-16 to 2019-204053.3%$ 15,431$ 28,075$ 36,144$ 40,809
2016-17 to 2020-214148.8%$ 14,502$ 27,000$ 30,113$ 40,525
2017-18 to 2021-224850.0%$ 15,431$ 27,484$ 38,857$ 44,925


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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