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Virginia State University

Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other (19.0499)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Family and Consumer Sciences
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 190499

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19848717
2019-20737524
2020-21586018
2021-22585710
2022-2371777

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.36129$ 2,500

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.4599




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
2018-1910717
2019-2017724
2020-2114418
2021-228210
2022-23527
Five Year Summary542276
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 Years0540076051776



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)6337%$43,192$57,429$81,324
2013-14 (8 years)9240%$38,781$51,514$66,161
2016-17 (5 years)12350%$32,912$46,257$61,291
2018-19 (3 years)10561%$29,404$43,712$55,948
2020-21 (18 months)9758%$17,774$29,905$39,551



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 2017-189889.9%$ 23,633$ 30,730$ 31,783$ 37,611
2014-15 to 2018-199792.4%$ 24,103$ 30,714$ 30,896$ 36,866
2015-16 to 2019-209695.0%$ 24,424$ 30,680$ 31,613$ 38,391
2016-17 to 2020-219294.8%$ 25,238$ 30,680$ 32,489$ 39,535
2017-18 to 2021-228092.0%$ 24,744$ 30,678$ 30,854$ 37,527
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 2017-189889.9%$ 26,720$ 35,183$ 38,881$ 46,442
2014-15 to 2018-199792.4%$ 26,971$ 35,029$ 39,501$ 46,662
2015-16 to 2019-209695.0%$ 26,846$ 36,665$ 41,771$ 53,734
2016-17 to 2020-219294.8%$ 27,878$ 39,535$ 43,745$ 55,637
2017-18 to 2021-228092.0%$ 26,966$ 42,432$ 45,238$ 55,713


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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