Program Details
Bluefield University
Communication, General (09.0100)
Bachelor's Degree



Communication
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA/BS
2010 CIP Code: 090100

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-2112135
2021-2215163
2022-2314181
2023-2424246
2024-2524236
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes





Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation

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




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
2020-21235
2021-22213
2022-23011
2023-24516
2024-25246
Five Year Summary111021
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 Years020021091021



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
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)NaN
2014-15 (8 years)NaN
2017-18 (5 years)170%
2019-20 (3 years)460%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-201878.3%$ 14,000$ 24,371$ 26,759$ 41,013
2016-17 to 2020-211578.9%$ 13,360$ 21,278$ 21,629$ 29,196
2017-18 to 2021-221583.3%$ 13,360$ 20,288$ 20,560$ 29,196
2018-19 to 2022-231593.7%$ 13,360$ 20,288$ 20,710$ 29,196
2019-20 to 2023-2418100.0%$ 14,844$ 19,793$ 21,210$ 29,196

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
2015-16 to 2019-201878.3%$ 14,000$ 26,225$ 30,019$ 44,887
2016-17 to 2020-211578.9%$ 13,360$ 23,011$ 30,806$ 41,013
2017-18 to 2021-221583.3%$ 13,360$ 20,288$ 27,332$ 29,646
2018-19 to 2022-231593.7%$ 13,360$ 20,288$ 27,482$ 29,646
2019-20 to 2023-2418100.0%$ 14,844$ 19,793$ 26,853$ 29,646


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