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Virginia Commonwealth University

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (30.0000)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Product Innovation
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MPI
2010 CIP Code: XXXXXX

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  05/2013
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19182015
2019-20232214
2020-21191916
2021-22161614
2022-23211713

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 6,831




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
2018-1912315
2019-2011314
2020-2110616
2021-229514
2022-2310313
Five Year Summary522072
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 Years8170672431372



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)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)NaN
2016-17 (5 years)4255%$78,937$91,288$150,746
2018-19 (3 years)5157%$78,138$101,376$121,899
2020-21 (18 months)6265%$63,667$83,422$103,422



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 2017-183173.8%$ 25,250$ 31,223$ 33,964$ 41,000
2014-15 to 2018-193772.5%$ 25,250$ 35,070$ 33,017$ 41,000
2015-16 to 2019-203866.7%$ 25,250$ 35,035$ 32,859$ 41,000
2016-17 to 2020-213962.9%$ 23,000$ 34,500$ 32,537$ 41,000
2017-18 to 2021-223661.0%$ 20,500$ 29,500$ 29,602$ 35,227
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 2017-183173.8%$ 28,300$ 37,868$ 37,893$ 42,400
2014-15 to 2018-193772.5%$ 28,300$ 41,000$ 40,562$ 51,250
2015-16 to 2019-203866.7%$ 29,500$ 41,000$ 43,129$ 51,250
2016-17 to 2020-214064.5%$ 30,987$ 41,098$ 49,395$ 60,949
2017-18 to 2021-223762.7%$ 20,500$ 43,799$ 48,810$ 67,368


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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