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Virginia Tech

Curriculum and Instruction (13.0301)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Curriculum and Instruction
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: EDD/PHD
2010 CIP Code: 130301

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1979
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191138714
2019-201138522
2020-21956921
2021-22917319
2022-23816610

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 4,997




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
2019-20111122
2020-2117421
2021-2213619
2022-235510
Five Year Summary553186
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 Years2390286249186



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)11235%$73,904$94,346$125,634
2013-14 (8 years)10736%$64,213$83,183$111,304
2016-17 (5 years)10736%$65,968$82,604$119,503
2018-19 (3 years)9338%$56,372$72,188$106,980
2020-21 (18 months)9440%$43,764$64,766$79,514



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 2017-183534.0%$ 25,176$ 42,944$ 59,327$ 89,158
2014-15 to 2018-193335.5%$ 33,500$ 51,250$ 60,488$ 82,000
2015-16 to 2019-203636.4%$ 28,237$ 56,452$ 61,855$ 86,570
2016-17 to 2020-213840.4%$ 32,956$ 53,456$ 59,677$ 85,502
2017-18 to 2021-223841.3%$ 25,724$ 47,593$ 54,209$ 78,894
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 2017-183534.0%$ 25,176$ 50,560$ 69,379$ 114,038
2014-15 to 2018-193335.5%$ 34,736$ 56,671$ 71,379$ 82,000
2015-16 to 2019-203636.4%$ 29,612$ 58,247$ 73,051$ 92,117
2016-17 to 2020-213840.4%$ 33,500$ 56,452$ 68,495$ 85,579
2017-18 to 2021-223841.3%$ 25,724$ 53,138$ 57,666$ 85,502


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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