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Program Details
Christopher Newport University
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (30.9999)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Interdisciplinary Studies

Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees

Degree Title: BA/BS

2010 CIP Code: 309999

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	No

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: 09/1976

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	276	273	69
2019-20	231	214	72
2020-21	154	140	40
2021-22	126	125	47
2022-23	151	155	52

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.83	114	$ 2,719

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)	Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.03	76

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
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Total
2018-19	61	8	69
2019-20	65	7	72
2020-21	36	4	40
2021-22	43	4	47
2022-23	48	4	52
Five Year Summary	253	27	280

Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,

Year	Foreign/ International	African Am. or Black (NH)	Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)	Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)	Hispanic	White, Caucasian Am. (NH)	Multi-Race (NH)	Unknown/ Unreported (NH)	Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years	0	11	2	7	280	6	237	5	280

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 Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)	36	47%	$40,321	$60,458	$94,756
2013-14 (8 years)	85	42%	$43,240	$63,014	$77,134
2016-17 (5 years)	230	48%	$39,950	$53,823	$71,761
2018-19 (3 years)	291	45%	$28,572	$43,229	$57,315
2020-21 (18 months)	542	45%	$46,432	$70,401	$93,985

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	95	59.4%	$ 17,810	$ 26,718	$ 26,808	$ 28,736
2014-15 to 2018-19	104	57.5%	$ 19,296	$ 26,718	$ 28,099	$ 29,215
2015-16 to 2019-20	124	58.2%	$ 20,577	$ 26,720	$ 30,326	$ 30,677
2016-17 to 2020-21	106	55.5%	$ 20,290	$ 26,718	$ 31,010	$ 30,682
2017-18 to 2021-22	92	53.8%	$ 20,577	$ 26,718	$ 31,976	$ 30,680

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 Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	95	59.4%	$ 18,059	$ 26,722	$ 38,246	$ 52,852
2014-15 to 2018-19	104	57.5%	$ 20,574	$ 27,232	$ 41,029	$ 55,514
2015-16 to 2019-20	124	58.2%	$ 22,512	$ 30,185	$ 44,846	$ 64,787
2016-17 to 2020-21	106	55.5%	$ 21,525	$ 32,899	$ 46,399	$ 68,298
2017-18 to 2021-22	92	53.8%	$ 21,278	$ 32,899	$ 48,482	$ 71,788

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.