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Program Details
Virginia Commonwealth University
Sociology, General. (45.1101)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Sociology

Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees

Degree Title: BS

2010 CIP Code: 451101

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	No

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy) 05/2004

This program can be completed solely via distance education.

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	248	236	102
2019-20	240	236	70
2020-21	251	229	89
2021-22	232	208	71
2022-23	233	225	60

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.07	130	$ 2,580

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)	Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.66	87

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
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Total
2018-19	98	4	102
2019-20	68	2	70
2020-21	77	12	89
2021-22	68	3	71
2022-23	58	2	60
Five Year Summary	369	23	392

Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,

Year	Foreign/ International	African Am. or Black (NH)	Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)	Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)	Hispanic	White, Caucasian Am. (NH)	Multi-Race (NH)	Unknown/ Unreported (NH)	Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years	13	104	0	34	392	36	161	6	392

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 Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)	345	53%	$46,594	$59,534	$79,704
2013-14 (8 years)	376	56%	$43,609	$56,689	$72,428
2016-17 (5 years)	499	63%	$36,992	$49,498	$62,429
2018-19 (3 years)	533	64%	$30,039	$43,631	$57,625
2020-21 (18 months)	476	63%	$19,651	$33,054	$45,777

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	320	71.7%	$ 19,614	$ 29,498	$ 30,699	$ 39,824
2014-15 to 2018-19	336	71.3%	$ 21,125	$ 29,000	$ 31,594	$ 40,739
2015-16 to 2019-20	327	71.9%	$ 21,250	$ 29,015	$ 31,776	$ 40,478
2016-17 to 2020-21	284	68.3%	$ 20,491	$ 29,000	$ 31,958	$ 41,444
2017-18 to 2021-22	246	67.0%	$ 18,750	$ 27,925	$ 30,833	$ 39,000

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 Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	320	71.7%	$ 21,250	$ 31,360	$ 35,361	$ 45,637
2014-15 to 2018-19	336	71.3%	$ 22,264	$ 31,609	$ 37,596	$ 48,457
2015-16 to 2019-20	327	71.9%	$ 22,250	$ 31,918	$ 37,978	$ 48,779
2016-17 to 2020-21	284	68.3%	$ 21,888	$ 32,339	$ 39,043	$ 51,942
2017-18 to 2021-22	246	67.0%	$ 19,500	$ 31,097	$ 38,201	$ 49,750

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.