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Virginia State University

Computer Science (11.0701)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Computer Science
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 110701

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  03/2001
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  03/2001
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1911611813
2019-2015515218
2020-2114914423
2021-2216816514
2022-2326225627

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.38135$ 4,815

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
4.03109




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
2018-198513
2019-2013518
2020-2114923
2021-2212214
2022-2324327
Five Year Summary712495
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 Years3540195123495



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)3644%$48,879$61,549$120,957
2013-14 (8 years)4448%$46,373$71,260$112,946
2016-17 (5 years)6133%$47,970$71,236$90,836
2018-19 (3 years)6136%$38,420$54,536$81,632
2020-21 (18 months)13544%$73,025$104,718$156,271



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 2017-185588.7%$ 20,292$ 26,935$ 29,402$ 41,200
2014-15 to 2018-195285.2%$ 20,347$ 27,077$ 31,703$ 41,664
2015-16 to 2019-205683.6%$ 21,308$ 28,488$ 31,048$ 40,384
2016-17 to 2020-216278.5%$ 23,011$ 27,995$ 30,804$ 40,814
2017-18 to 2021-226378.7%$ 20,917$ 27,711$ 29,297$ 38,104
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 2017-185588.7%$ 20,402$ 31,379$ 34,050$ 44,099
2014-15 to 2018-195285.2%$ 21,977$ 31,304$ 36,463$ 44,189
2015-16 to 2019-205683.6%$ 24,774$ 35,127$ 38,053$ 44,552
2016-17 to 2020-216379.7%$ 23,673$ 35,030$ 37,399$ 44,556
2017-18 to 2021-226480.0%$ 22,175$ 35,127$ 38,057$ 47,140


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More Details on Degree Awards History.


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