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Emory & Henry College

Political Science and Government, General (45.1001)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Political Science, General
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 451001

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-2120189
2021-2231309
2022-23303610
2023-2429319
2024-25313111

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
2020-21819
2021-22549
2022-237310
2023-24459
2024-255611
Five Year Summary291948
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 Years050148532448



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)150%
2019-20 (3 years)580%



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 2019-202069.0%$ 23,500$ 29,970$ 33,289$ 37,759
2016-17 to 2020-212571.4%$ 26,000$ 29,000$ 34,344$ 35,000
2017-18 to 2021-222668.4%$ 19,500$ 28,000$ 35,309$ 35,500
2018-19 to 2022-233373.3%$ 18,000$ 27,000$ 31,346$ 30,055
2019-20 to 2023-243269.6%$ 15,290$ 26,500$ 28,519$ 29,375
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 2019-202069.0%$ 26,625$ 35,250$ 46,276$ 59,658
2016-17 to 2020-212571.4%$ 28,000$ 35,000$ 49,166$ 67,865
2017-18 to 2021-222668.4%$ 24,000$ 37,759$ 51,461$ 84,835
2018-19 to 2022-233373.3%$ 18,491$ 29,000$ 43,360$ 67,865
2019-20 to 2023-243371.7%$ 16,250$ 29,150$ 40,152$ 48,864


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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