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Norfolk State University

Sociology, General. (45.1101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Sociology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 451101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2030028775
2020-2127425963
2021-2224822661
2022-2323321956
2023-2421020951

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.81136$ 2,457

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.1591




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
2018-1947855
2019-20591675
2020-21471663
2021-22402161
2022-23431356
Five Year Summary23674310
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 Years1266013101274310



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)24450%$38,909$49,301$64,549
2013-14 (8 years)29757%$37,412$48,667$59,732
2016-17 (5 years)37961%$33,834$44,427$55,050
2018-19 (3 years)34661%$27,495$38,741$50,922
2020-21 (18 months)31056%$22,408$32,264$45,018



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 2017-1835095.6%$ 25,750$ 34,288$ 35,665$ 46,261
2014-15 to 2018-1932093.0%$ 25,104$ 32,385$ 35,125$ 46,696
2015-16 to 2019-2029792.8%$ 24,384$ 29,722$ 32,400$ 42,201
2016-17 to 2020-2127990.9%$ 23,172$ 28,750$ 31,707$ 40,448
2017-18 to 2021-2227288.3%$ 21,950$ 28,536$ 30,755$ 38,479
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 2017-1835095.6%$ 26,845$ 38,342$ 41,504$ 51,644
2014-15 to 2018-1932193.3%$ 25,922$ 37,512$ 41,435$ 51,726
2015-16 to 2019-2029893.1%$ 25,309$ 35,788$ 39,914$ 50,676
2016-17 to 2020-2128091.2%$ 25,000$ 34,129$ 39,088$ 50,397
2017-18 to 2021-2227388.6%$ 24,944$ 33,941$ 39,519$ 49,600


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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