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Virginia Tech

Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General (19.0501)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: PHD
2010 CIP Code: 190501

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  12/1996
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1923239
2019-2022239
2020-2124286
2021-2226307
2022-2331356

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 3,362




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
2018-19459
2019-20459
2020-21336
2021-22437
2022-23426
Five Year Summary191837
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 Years630237125037



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)3234%$86,335$90,170$116,106
2013-14 (8 years)3642%$83,332$87,109$122,665
2016-17 (5 years)3421%
2018-19 (3 years)4122%
2020-21 (18 months)7630%$78,664$112,094$154,859



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 2017-181436.8%$ 10,250$ 51,347$ 47,166$ 79,069
2014-15 to 2018-191126.8%$ 22,500$ 51,358$ 52,779$ 87,405
2015-16 to 2019-201330.2%$ 17,605$ 51,358$ 54,262$ 87,405
2016-17 to 2020-211536.6%$ 17,605$ 72,552$ 56,137$ 87,405
2017-18 to 2021-221741.5%$ 17,745$ 51,336$ 50,757$ 75,935
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 2017-181436.8%$ 10,250$ 51,347$ 47,884$ 79,069
2014-15 to 2018-191126.8%$ 22,500$ 51,358$ 53,693$ 93,895
2015-16 to 2019-201330.2%$ 17,605$ 51,358$ 55,881$ 93,895
2016-17 to 2020-211536.6%$ 17,605$ 72,552$ 59,137$ 93,895
2017-18 to 2021-221741.5%$ 17,745$ 51,336$ 53,405$ 79,069


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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