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Virginia Tech

Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General. (01.8101)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: PHD
2010 CIP Code: 512501

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1985
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  06/2005
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19393814
2019-2036404
2020-2145602
2021-2254665
2022-23556514

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 9,260




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
2018-199514
2019-20134
2020-21022
2021-22235
2022-237714
Five Year Summary192039
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 Years1420239117139



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)274%
2013-14 (8 years)3013%
2016-17 (5 years)4829%$76,324$94,326$139,593
2018-19 (3 years)6224%$61,190$91,661$123,223
2020-21 (18 months)4411%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2014-15 to 2018-191122.9%$ 13,553$ 19,500$ 44,349$ 82,315
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
2014-15 to 2018-191122.9%$ 13,553$ 19,500$ 44,349$ 82,315
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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