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Virginia Tech

Economics, General (45.0601)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




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Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2007-082113
2008-09016
2017-18017
2018-191112
2019-20118

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 1,486




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
2018-1901212
2019-20178
2020-21134
2021-22145
2022-23077
Five Year Summary33336
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 Years280013606036



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)405%
2013-14 (8 years)346%
2016-17 (5 years)326%
2018-19 (3 years)385%
2020-21 (18 months)706%



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 2017-1800.0%$ 0$ 0$ 0$ 0
2014-15 to 2018-1900.0%$ 0$ 0$ 0$ 0
2015-16 to 2019-20
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22
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 2017-1800.0%$ 0$ 0$ 0$ 0
2014-15 to 2018-1900.0%$ 0$ 0$ 0$ 0
2015-16 to 2019-20
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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