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Foreign Languages and Literatures, General (16.0101)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MA
2010 CIP Code: 160101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  01/2010
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  09/2007
Date Program Placed on Probation:  BCHE
Date Program Closed:  
Program authorized for distance learning
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19231013
2019-2021112
2020-2121128
2021-2217106
2022-231593

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 3,249




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
2018-199413
2019-20112
2020-21628
2021-22336
2022-23213
Five Year Summary211132
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 Years120032621232



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)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)1638%
2016-17 (5 years)3855%$46,634$51,809$65,328
2018-19 (3 years)4760%$30,366$49,771$60,917
2020-21 (18 months)7450%$64,221$92,259$124,847



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 2017-182152.5%$ 20,500$ 40,667$ 38,029$ 51,250
2014-15 to 2018-192042.6%$ 32,882$ 41,000$ 40,630$ 51,196
2015-16 to 2019-201331.7%$ 34,650$ 41,000$ 43,971$ 51,250
2016-17 to 2020-211536.6%$ 33,804$ 41,000$ 43,801$ 51,250
2017-18 to 2021-221233.3%$ 34,227$ 41,500$ 43,659$ 51,196
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 2017-182152.5%$ 23,182$ 44,000$ 44,855$ 53,727
2014-15 to 2018-192042.6%$ 32,882$ 46,979$ 47,129$ 58,074
2015-16 to 2019-201331.7%$ 34,650$ 49,000$ 53,692$ 64,380
2016-17 to 2020-211536.6%$ 33,804$ 49,000$ 51,641$ 64,380
2017-18 to 2021-221233.3%$ 34,227$ 49,875$ 52,116$ 61,585


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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