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Hampden-Sydney College

Economics, General (45.0601)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Economics, General
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 450601

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19393926
2019-20354618
2020-21504932
2021-22373319
2022-23293715

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.31122$ 3,654

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.4596




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
2018-1917926
2019-2081018
2020-21201232
2021-2212719
2022-239615
Five Year Summary6644110
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 Years040111021000110



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)21640%$67,404$93,378$132,006
2013-14 (8 years)20246%$63,028$81,664$108,584
2016-17 (5 years)16142%$56,335$74,213$91,678
2018-19 (3 years)15843%$43,008$60,388$83,703
2020-21 (18 months)13243%$37,191$52,691$65,860



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 2017-1810166.4%$ 21,278$ 30,000$ 38,134$ 45,766
2014-15 to 2018-199763.4%$ 23,044$ 32,287$ 39,715$ 49,112
2015-16 to 2019-208663.7%$ 23,092$ 34,151$ 41,826$ 51,429
2016-17 to 2020-217457.4%$ 24,491$ 33,797$ 42,361$ 49,112
2017-18 to 2021-226253.4%$ 20,286$ 28,575$ 42,462$ 51,429
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 2017-1810267.1%$ 21,282$ 39,110$ 55,950$ 82,198
2014-15 to 2018-199864.1%$ 23,092$ 39,110$ 55,303$ 80,804
2015-16 to 2019-208764.4%$ 23,874$ 40,742$ 57,807$ 82,198
2016-17 to 2020-217558.1%$ 24,798$ 39,464$ 56,297$ 81,913
2017-18 to 2021-226354.3%$ 20,286$ 38,720$ 54,322$ 81,931


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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