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Program Details
University of Virginia
International Relations and Affairs (45.0901)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Foreign Affairs

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

Degree Title: BA

2010 CIP Code: 450901

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	455	484	241
2019-20	407	445	270
2020-21	355	393	203
2021-22	457	440	203
2022-23	287	333	184

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.18	121	$ 3,196

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)	Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.69	76

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	172	69	241
2019-20	194	76	270
2020-21	133	70	203
2021-22	130	73	203
2022-23	120	64	184
Five Year Summary	749	352	1,101

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	59	84	2	101	1,101	112	647	56	1,101

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)	1,373	19%	$69,304	$101,723	$150,661
2013-14 (8 years)	1,494	21%	$58,345	$86,875	$121,596
2016-17 (5 years)	1,446	21%	$56,196	$77,827	$100,141
2018-19 (3 years)	1,357	24%	$49,414	$67,245	$85,880
2020-21 (18 months)	1,252	25%	$28,248	$50,977	$67,211

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	402	37.6%	$ 12,095	$ 21,739	$ 23,864	$ 29,093
2014-15 to 2018-19	386	37.8%	$ 12,936	$ 22,832	$ 24,730	$ 29,333
2015-16 to 2019-20	378	38.9%	$ 13,396	$ 22,394	$ 24,929	$ 28,628
2016-17 to 2020-21	358	38.9%	$ 12,782	$ 21,883	$ 24,361	$ 27,450
2017-18 to 2021-22	346	39.1%	$ 11,876	$ 20,997	$ 23,555	$ 26,721

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	403	37.7%	$ 12,782	$ 23,657	$ 30,113	$ 35,747
2014-15 to 2018-19	388	38.0%	$ 13,291	$ 24,954	$ 31,143	$ 35,797
2015-16 to 2019-20	380	39.1%	$ 13,725	$ 24,954	$ 32,683	$ 37,027
2016-17 to 2020-21	360	39.1%	$ 12,863	$ 24,741	$ 32,544	$ 36,866
2017-18 to 2021-22	349	39.4%	$ 12,036	$ 22,930	$ 32,592	$ 36,927

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.