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William & Mary

Sociology, General. (45.1101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Sociology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 451101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19848938
2019-20878531
2020-21919843
2021-229610234
2022-23979737

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.05115$ 2,931

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.5575




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
2018-19241438
2019-2023831
2020-21321143
2021-2225934
2022-23271037
Five Year Summary13152183
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 Years113101318324844183



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)19236%$46,800$66,949$86,072
2013-14 (8 years)20633%$49,775$63,798$89,377
2016-17 (5 years)18831%$46,832$57,468$73,773
2018-19 (3 years)16026%$38,134$53,240$70,720
2020-21 (18 months)25532%$39,876$71,653$96,960



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 2017-185744.9%$ 12,000$ 24,000$ 21,723$ 27,215
2014-15 to 2018-195542.0%$ 14,000$ 24,000$ 21,957$ 28,000
2015-16 to 2019-204236.5%$ 11,582$ 22,196$ 21,248$ 28,000
2016-17 to 2020-214737.6%$ 11,000$ 20,500$ 22,116$ 27,000
2017-18 to 2021-225439.1%$ 11,823$ 21,000$ 23,660$ 27,000
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 2017-185744.9%$ 12,550$ 24,500$ 32,325$ 42,576
2014-15 to 2018-195542.0%$ 14,750$ 24,697$ 32,343$ 42,500
2015-16 to 2019-204236.5%$ 11,582$ 24,000$ 27,327$ 39,911
2016-17 to 2020-214737.6%$ 11,823$ 24,000$ 32,123$ 39,911
2017-18 to 2021-225439.1%$ 12,300$ 23,946$ 32,799$ 40,251


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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