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Virginia Commonwealth University

Social Work (44.0701)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Social Work
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: PHD
2010 CIP Code: 440701

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1912101
2019-2017151
2020-2119156
2021-2216132
2022-2320164

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 4,844




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
2018-19101
2019-20101
2020-21336
2021-22022
2022-23134
Five Year Summary6814
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 Years110114010114



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)2924%
2013-14 (8 years)2829%
2016-17 (5 years)2921%
2018-19 (3 years)2326%
2020-21 (18 months)1839%



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 2017-181763.0%$ 38,750$ 66,500$ 66,026$ 101,995
2014-15 to 2018-191460.9%$ 40,117$ 66,500$ 68,575$ 104,027
2015-16 to 2019-201173.3%$ 12,637$ 41,000$ 60,242$ 117,650
2016-17 to 2020-211266.7%$ 12,444$ 41,000$ 56,305$ 109,823
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 2017-181763.0%$ 38,750$ 66,500$ 79,537$ 105,071
2014-15 to 2018-191460.9%$ 40,117$ 66,500$ 84,981$ 108,033
2015-16 to 2019-201173.3%$ 12,637$ 54,373$ 79,538$ 118,612
2016-17 to 2020-211266.7%$ 12,444$ 41,000$ 77,318$ 116,694


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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