Program Details
Bluefield University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General (26.0101)
Bachelor's Degree



Biology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 260101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-2145458
2021-22363411
2022-2331335
2023-2439387
2024-2540405
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
2020-21808
2021-2210111
2022-23325
2023-24347
2024-25235
Five Year Summary261036
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 Years0400361151236



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)170%
2014-15 (8 years)NaN
2017-18 (5 years)270%
2019-20 (3 years)840%



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 2019-202559.5%$ 25,732$ 26,720$ 30,852$ 36,424
2016-17 to 2020-212964.4%$ 23,754$ 26,720$ 30,456$ 31,254
2017-18 to 2021-223373.3%$ 23,754$ 26,720$ 29,068$ 34,830
2018-19 to 2022-233680.0%$ 22,876$ 26,721$ 29,233$ 36,997
2019-20 to 2023-243186.1%$ 16,824$ 26,718$ 25,601$ 32,722

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 2019-202661.9%$ 25,192$ 28,049$ 32,300$ 39,220
2016-17 to 2020-213066.7%$ 25,732$ 29,791$ 33,427$ 39,220
2017-18 to 2021-223373.3%$ 26,716$ 32,722$ 34,360$ 40,942
2018-19 to 2022-233680.0%$ 23,877$ 31,463$ 33,660$ 41,331
2019-20 to 2023-243186.1%$ 21,483$ 26,722$ 30,978$ 39,040


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