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Virginia Commonwealth University

Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor (51.2310)
Graduate Certificate
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Professional Counseling
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: CERT
2010 CIP Code: 512310

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191886
2019-201053
2020-211161
2021-22943
2022-231253

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 5,192




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
2018-19516
2019-20303
2020-21101
2021-22303
2022-23303
Five Year Summary15116
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 Years06001609016



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)2352%$50,922$64,013$85,261
2013-14 (8 years)3738%$53,867$67,740$82,772
2016-17 (5 years)4248%$53,864$67,179$74,985
2018-19 (3 years)3650%$49,803$67,176$83,502
2020-21 (18 months)2756%$38,895$58,081$87,685



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 2017-182144.7%$ 30,750$ 51,500$ 46,062$ 61,500
2014-15 to 2018-191850.0%$ 17,500$ 41,000$ 41,635$ 61,500
2015-16 to 2019-201653.3%$ 15,867$ 45,285$ 40,731$ 61,500
2016-17 to 2020-211348.1%$ 14,233$ 33,469$ 36,035$ 58,304
2017-18 to 2021-221250.0%$ 15,428$ 37,235$ 37,852$ 58,383
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 2017-182144.7%$ 30,750$ 58,304$ 47,489$ 61,500
2014-15 to 2018-191850.0%$ 17,500$ 41,000$ 41,635$ 61,500
2015-16 to 2019-201653.3%$ 15,867$ 45,285$ 40,731$ 61,500
2016-17 to 2020-211348.1%$ 14,233$ 33,469$ 36,035$ 58,304
2017-18 to 2021-221250.0%$ 15,428$ 37,235$ 37,852$ 58,383


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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