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Hampton University

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




Political Science
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
2018-1913713618
2019-2012612927
2020-2110911127
2021-221001920
2022-2310122226

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.24125$ 6,534

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.8993




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
2018-1931518
2019-2062127
2020-2142327
2022-2371926
Five Year Summary207898
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 Years097009801098



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)20111%
2013-14 (8 years)17711%
2016-17 (5 years)13016%$57,568$64,884$90,138
2018-19 (3 years)10413%
2020-21 (18 months)18915%$21,588$30,883$43,740



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 2017-189481.0%$ 21,276$ 25,798$ 30,566$ 31,758
2014-15 to 2018-198884.6%$ 20,038$ 25,736$ 29,158$ 31,413
2015-16 to 2019-209088.2%$ 20,288$ 25,736$ 33,323$ 38,674
2016-17 to 2020-219285.2%$ 20,782$ 25,977$ 35,325$ 39,784
2017-18 to 2021-227583.3%$ 20,288$ 26,222$ 36,209$ 40,568
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 2017-189884.5%$ 33,818$ 62,339$ 68,199$ 104,756
2014-15 to 2018-199187.5%$ 33,818$ 63,004$ 68,545$ 104,756
2015-16 to 2019-209189.2%$ 43,052$ 71,267$ 75,622$ 108,885
2016-17 to 2020-219588.0%$ 43,538$ 79,096$ 78,912$ 110,149
2017-18 to 2021-227886.7%$ 48,124$ 79,120$ 79,832$ 110,498


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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