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Christopher Newport University

Social Work (44.0701)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Social Work
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 440701

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  05/2013
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  07/2012
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20646317
2020-21787522
2021-22656324
2022-23686717
2023-24626019

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.94117

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.7875




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
2019-2015217
2020-2119322
2021-2223124
2022-2316117
2023-2419019
Five Year Summary92799
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 Years180299677199



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)210%
2014-15 (8 years)620%
2017-18 (5 years)1010%
2019-20 (3 years)1800%



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 2019-205358.9%$ 20,290$ 26,718$ 29,079$ 26,724
2016-17 to 2020-215762.6%$ 18,802$ 26,718$ 28,893$ 30,678
2017-18 to 2021-226061.9%$ 16,344$ 25,733$ 30,794$ 35,654
2018-19 to 2022-235862.4%$ 13,858$ 24,739$ 30,245$ 30,678
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 2019-205358.9%$ 22,760$ 26,720$ 43,652$ 65,346
2016-17 to 2020-215762.6%$ 18,802$ 26,722$ 39,839$ 58,212
2017-18 to 2021-226162.9%$ 18,306$ 26,724$ 43,824$ 59,871
2018-19 to 2022-235963.4%$ 18,310$ 26,724$ 44,966$ 71,073


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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