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Virginia Commonwealth University

Psychology, General (42.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Psychology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 420101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191,6991,647526
2019-201,8771,837454
2020-211,9091,847570
2021-221,9171,831536
2022-231,9111,805481

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.35124$ 2,680

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.3776




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
2018-1950422526
2019-2043915454
2020-2155614570
2021-2251521536
2022-2345526481
Five Year Summary2,469982,567
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 Years2057733292,5672971,114442,567



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)1,89153%$43,221$58,850$78,373
2013-14 (8 years)2,14657%$42,185$57,556$74,316
2016-17 (5 years)2,51358%$36,434$51,296$66,334
2018-19 (3 years)2,53960%$27,994$41,068$55,404
2020-21 (18 months)4,55064%$39,492$61,138$83,156



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 2017-181,77073.0%$ 19,470$ 27,000$ 29,312$ 36,377
2014-15 to 2018-191,77472.4%$ 19,000$ 27,000$ 29,622$ 36,210
2015-16 to 2019-201,72071.8%$ 18,696$ 27,000$ 30,435$ 37,477
2016-17 to 2020-211,73970.9%$ 17,928$ 27,000$ 30,515$ 36,695
2017-18 to 2021-221,71670.3%$ 16,750$ 26,637$ 30,143$ 36,000
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 2017-181,77273.1%$ 20,293$ 29,127$ 34,783$ 44,500
2014-15 to 2018-191,77672.5%$ 19,750$ 29,000$ 35,167$ 45,607
2015-16 to 2019-201,72371.9%$ 19,500$ 29,066$ 36,061$ 47,801
2016-17 to 2020-211,74671.2%$ 19,000$ 28,926$ 36,570$ 48,447
2017-18 to 2021-221,72470.6%$ 18,500$ 27,986$ 36,707$ 48,572


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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