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Roanoke College

Communication, General (09.0100)
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: XXXXXX

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  08/2011
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19648728
2019-20647828
2020-21598022
2021-22597033
2022-23425916

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.11140$ 2,369

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.1890




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
2018-19171128
2019-20121628
2020-2181422
2021-22151833
2022-237916
Five Year Summary5968127
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 Years48131277990127



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)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)5833%$42,968$66,943$89,365
2016-17 (5 years)15029%$39,489$53,168$71,189
2018-19 (3 years)16532%$35,230$48,774$58,938
2020-21 (18 months)27634%$47,292$80,417$97,643



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 2017-1811872.4%$ 26,688$ 28,000$ 38,409$ 48,000
2014-15 to 2018-1911272.3%$ 24,125$ 27,000$ 38,947$ 49,781
2015-16 to 2019-2010571.4%$ 23,250$ 28,500$ 40,203$ 48,000
2016-17 to 2020-2110272.9%$ 23,000$ 28,500$ 39,489$ 48,000
2017-18 to 2021-2210674.6%$ 25,985$ 28,500$ 39,597$ 43,020
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 2017-1811872.4%$ 27,000$ 38,035$ 48,473$ 68,411
2014-15 to 2018-1911272.3%$ 27,000$ 40,000$ 48,582$ 65,350
2015-16 to 2019-2010571.4%$ 27,000$ 39,497$ 48,463$ 73,262
2016-17 to 2020-2110272.9%$ 26,000$ 39,749$ 47,027$ 63,514
2017-18 to 2021-2210674.6%$ 27,000$ 39,549$ 48,209$ 65,000


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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