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University of Virginia

Religion/Religious Studies (38.0201)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Religious Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: PHD
2010 CIP Code: 380201

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1976
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1966659
2019-2067679
2020-2163648
2021-2260607
2022-2356566

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 2,968




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
2018-19369
2019-20279
2020-21178
2021-22167
2022-23336
Five Year Summary102939
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 Years510039229139



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)508%
2013-14 (8 years)4615%
2016-17 (5 years)6121%$60,073$82,850$110,666
2018-19 (3 years)5518%$30,806$67,307$93,082
2020-21 (18 months)5012%



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 2017-181525.0%$ 9,894$ 16,915$ 26,931$ 34,308
2014-15 to 2018-191323.6%$ 9,894$ 17,911$ 40,214$ 78,189
2015-16 to 2019-201326.5%$ 9,894$ 23,921$ 40,600$ 75,154
2016-17 to 2020-211530.0%$ 8,458$ 17,911$ 35,943$ 75,154
2017-18 to 2021-221331.7%$ 8,628$ 30,329$ 43,670$ 75,154
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 2017-181525.0%$ 9,894$ 16,915$ 31,555$ 34,308
2014-15 to 2018-191323.6%$ 9,894$ 17,911$ 49,043$ 114,854
2015-16 to 2019-201326.5%$ 9,894$ 23,921$ 53,704$ 120,003
2016-17 to 2020-211530.0%$ 8,458$ 17,911$ 47,300$ 120,003
2017-18 to 2021-221331.7%$ 8,628$ 34,044$ 58,263$ 120,003


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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