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Program Details
James Madison University
Computer and Information Sciences, General (11.0101)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Computer Science

Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees

Degree Title: BS

2010 CIP Code: 110101

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	Yes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: 09/1980

Program authorized for distance learning

This program can be completed solely via distance education.

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2019-20	664	606	116
2020-21	694	635	110
2021-22	732	664	105
2022-23	814	744	123
2023-24	868	777	127

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.21	121	$ 6,503

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)	Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.21	78

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
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Total
2018-19	71	15	86
2019-20	109	7	116
2020-21	96	14	110
2021-22	95	10	105
2022-23	115	8	123
Five Year Summary	486	54	540

Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,

Year	Foreign/ International	African Am. or Black (NH)	Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)	Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)	Hispanic	White, Caucasian Am. (NH)	Multi-Race (NH)	Unknown/ Unreported (NH)	Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years	15	21	1	47	540	34	388	16	540

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 Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)	277	51%	$101,492	$134,981	$167,379
2013-14 (8 years)	306	52%	$91,542	$120,164	$146,094
2016-17 (5 years)	399	59%	$87,368	$112,623	$134,527
2018-19 (3 years)	449	63%	$78,178	$96,537	$113,135
2020-21 (18 months)	504	63%	$70,406	$83,008	$96,423

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	207	48.8%	$ 12,732	$ 23,006	$ 24,676	$ 30,676
2014-15 to 2018-19	208	46.8%	$ 12,577	$ 22,883	$ 25,752	$ 30,337
2015-16 to 2019-20	226	46.3%	$ 12,864	$ 23,404	$ 26,699	$ 30,647
2016-17 to 2020-21	218	44.0%	$ 12,554	$ 23,183	$ 26,488	$ 28,204
2017-18 to 2021-22	216	42.7%	$ 12,865	$ 24,000	$ 27,245	$ 28,240

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 Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	209	49.3%	$ 16,022	$ 26,722	$ 35,948	$ 47,886
2014-15 to 2018-19	210	47.3%	$ 14,844	$ 26,719	$ 36,710	$ 48,828
2015-16 to 2019-20	227	46.5%	$ 15,840	$ 26,720	$ 38,215	$ 51,522
2016-17 to 2020-21	220	44.4%	$ 15,338	$ 26,720	$ 37,426	$ 49,260
2017-18 to 2021-22	219	43.3%	$ 16,081	$ 26,720	$ 38,581	$ 51,522

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.