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Hollins University

Speech Communication and Rhetoric (09.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Communication Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 090101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2018237
2020-2118205
2021-2218208
2022-2316216
2023-2421256

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.61151$ 2,561

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.2798




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
2018-19268
2019-20437
2020-21145
2021-22538
2022-23336
Five Year Summary151934
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 Years541234220034



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)6427%$36,925$65,327$93,395
2013-14 (8 years)4633%$33,553$40,106$71,629
2016-17 (5 years)2730%
2018-19 (3 years)3327%
2020-21 (18 months)3429%$30,354$34,758$45,203



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 2017-181676.2%$ 25,657$ 34,000$ 34,628$ 49,068
2014-15 to 2018-192083.3%$ 27,000$ 34,000$ 37,278$ 49,200
2015-16 to 2019-201979.2%$ 24,015$ 30,964$ 33,347$ 49,135
2016-17 to 2020-211872.0%$ 24,015$ 29,625$ 32,401$ 35,000
2017-18 to 2021-221970.4%$ 24,000$ 30,250$ 37,814$ 50,500
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 2017-181676.2%$ 25,831$ 49,068$ 46,602$ 51,380
2014-15 to 2018-192083.3%$ 27,174$ 49,068$ 48,280$ 60,489
2015-16 to 2019-201979.2%$ 24,015$ 41,664$ 45,492$ 69,477
2016-17 to 2020-211872.0%$ 24,015$ 33,819$ 40,925$ 51,500
2017-18 to 2021-221970.4%$ 27,000$ 41,125$ 46,333$ 71,300


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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