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Radford 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/BS
2010 CIP Code: 451001

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2012813027
2020-2112511723
2021-2211210327
2022-23899020
2023-24827620

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.22126$ 2,559

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.1183




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
2018-1929130
2019-2026127
2020-2121223
2021-2223427
2022-2318220
Five Year Summary11710127
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 Years0251312714725127



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)15447%$49,261$69,576$109,164
2013-14 (8 years)16155%$45,259$63,523$96,505
2016-17 (5 years)16053%$39,079$57,500$82,761
2018-19 (3 years)16254%$38,091$50,790$62,618
2020-21 (18 months)15456%$15,120$32,701$49,358



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 2017-189360.8%$ 21,278$ 26,792$ 31,022$ 38,103
2014-15 to 2018-199562.9%$ 21,500$ 26,756$ 31,627$ 39,460
2015-16 to 2019-209562.9%$ 19,298$ 27,244$ 31,126$ 40,422
2016-17 to 2020-219263.4%$ 20,632$ 28,700$ 32,430$ 40,002
2017-18 to 2021-2210171.1%$ 19,298$ 26,722$ 31,353$ 37,050
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 2017-189360.8%$ 21,842$ 32,726$ 36,157$ 45,588
2014-15 to 2018-199562.9%$ 21,842$ 32,726$ 37,665$ 53,432
2015-16 to 2019-209562.9%$ 19,298$ 32,481$ 35,926$ 46,225
2016-17 to 2020-219263.4%$ 21,762$ 34,507$ 38,005$ 48,760
2017-18 to 2021-2210171.1%$ 21,500$ 33,626$ 37,782$ 48,830


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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