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Virginia Commonwealth University

Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry (50.0201)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Craft and Material Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BFA
2010 CIP Code: 500201

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191059935
2019-20938532
2020-21686626
2021-22837620
2022-23787727

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.81128$ 1,893

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.8999




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
2018-19241135
2019-2026632
2020-2119726
2021-2216420
2022-2322527
Five Year Summary10733140
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 Years1130814031054140



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)16441%$28,589$49,467$67,671
2013-14 (8 years)16542%$30,547$46,120$68,215
2016-17 (5 years)15041%$23,583$34,606$46,532
2018-19 (3 years)17142%$18,774$31,022$38,281
2020-21 (18 months)16343%$13,525$26,471$36,062



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 2017-189661.5%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 30,128$ 36,750
2014-15 to 2018-198751.2%$ 19,212$ 27,000$ 29,067$ 34,000
2015-16 to 2019-208147.9%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 34,460$ 44,495
2016-17 to 2020-217445.7%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 34,982$ 46,136
2017-18 to 2021-227246.8%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 35,001$ 45,315
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 2017-189661.5%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 33,397$ 40,750
2014-15 to 2018-198751.2%$ 19,500$ 27,000$ 33,116$ 42,724
2015-16 to 2019-208147.9%$ 21,000$ 30,000$ 39,537$ 53,500
2016-17 to 2020-217445.7%$ 19,500$ 28,747$ 40,691$ 57,829
2017-18 to 2021-227246.8%$ 22,125$ 30,589$ 43,445$ 59,805


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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