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Radford University

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




Communication
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA/BS
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
2018-1927828280
2019-2022323078
2020-2118418166
2021-2213313752
2022-2310510136

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.49130$ 3,211

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.1186




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
2018-1973780
2019-2070878
2020-2160666
2021-2248452
2022-2331536
Five Year Summary28230312
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 Years356123122120810312



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)39548%$49,269$67,959$99,754
2013-14 (8 years)42352%$47,335$66,525$100,282
2016-17 (5 years)45857%$41,985$56,087$77,842
2018-19 (3 years)44260%$35,395$50,524$66,222
2020-21 (18 months)72460%$50,055$77,064$104,173



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 2017-1831669.5%$ 18,220$ 26,147$ 28,034$ 33,036
2014-15 to 2018-1930670.5%$ 19,354$ 26,716$ 29,371$ 34,483
2015-16 to 2019-2029470.7%$ 19,452$ 26,717$ 30,475$ 36,026
2016-17 to 2020-2127570.9%$ 19,335$ 25,732$ 29,587$ 34,395
2017-18 to 2021-2225170.5%$ 18,310$ 25,730$ 29,867$ 34,427
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 2017-1831669.5%$ 19,298$ 28,811$ 36,470$ 52,027
2014-15 to 2018-1930670.5%$ 20,314$ 30,537$ 38,163$ 54,127
2015-16 to 2019-2029470.7%$ 22,514$ 33,173$ 40,468$ 55,015
2016-17 to 2020-2127570.9%$ 21,031$ 32,242$ 39,797$ 54,247
2017-18 to 2021-2225170.5%$ 20,286$ 30,678$ 38,723$ 54,209


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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