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Virginia State University

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (30.9999)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Individualized Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BIS
2010 CIP Code: 309999

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1979
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19312714
2019-20402917
2020-21292715
2021-22352915
2022-23433417

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
10.02142$ 3,615

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
4.3670




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
2018-1912214
2019-2016117
2020-2114115
2021-2213215
2022-2315217
Five Year Summary70878
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 Years0560078112078



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)21136%$41,777$56,987$70,225
2013-14 (8 years)18938%$39,259$57,168$71,133
2016-17 (5 years)10446%$38,563$52,605$70,065
2018-19 (3 years)7752%$34,614$44,413$52,310
2020-21 (18 months)12556%$44,500$79,385$101,525



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 2017-186478.0%$ 17,725$ 25,860$ 29,155$ 42,844
2014-15 to 2018-196381.8%$ 17,316$ 26,863$ 29,351$ 43,135
2015-16 to 2019-205884.1%$ 18,513$ 30,358$ 31,023$ 45,242
2016-17 to 2020-216288.6%$ 18,513$ 31,214$ 31,997$ 47,323
2017-18 to 2021-226087.0%$ 19,957$ 33,042$ 33,458$ 48,630
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 2017-186478.0%$ 18,323$ 28,200$ 30,980$ 44,189
2014-15 to 2018-196381.8%$ 17,316$ 28,722$ 31,682$ 45,987
2015-16 to 2019-205884.1%$ 18,513$ 33,996$ 35,758$ 49,886
2016-17 to 2020-216288.6%$ 18,513$ 39,342$ 37,692$ 53,610
2017-18 to 2021-226087.0%$ 19,957$ 41,199$ 38,949$ 55,446


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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