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Shenandoah University

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




Media and Communications
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
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
2018-19434316
2019-2035349
2020-21272610
2021-2234369
2022-2329278

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.22104$ 2,413

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.7270




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
2018-1911516
2019-20549
2020-217310
2021-22729
2022-23718
Five Year Summary371552
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 Years0101052329852



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)3534%$36,123$62,859$85,068
2013-14 (8 years)4340%$50,616$54,867$66,320
2016-17 (5 years)5551%$38,720$48,355$64,205
2018-19 (3 years)6152%$34,178$47,744$55,128
2020-21 (18 months)6154%$20,256$30,008$41,723



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 2017-184171.9%$ 25,688$ 28,120$ 34,825$ 41,678
2014-15 to 2018-194474.6%$ 26,202$ 27,456$ 33,040$ 41,195
2015-16 to 2019-204171.9%$ 26,718$ 28,703$ 34,780$ 46,240
2016-17 to 2020-213966.1%$ 26,718$ 29,683$ 35,439$ 47,580
2017-18 to 2021-223261.5%$ 25,729$ 28,782$ 34,737$ 46,546
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 2017-184171.9%$ 26,724$ 47,580$ 54,818$ 75,668
2014-15 to 2018-194474.6%$ 26,758$ 52,934$ 62,454$ 93,147
2015-16 to 2019-204273.7%$ 26,792$ 60,331$ 65,845$ 95,346
2016-17 to 2020-214067.8%$ 38,270$ 62,982$ 73,088$ 105,444
2017-18 to 2021-223363.5%$ 43,738$ 80,862$ 78,347$ 106,336


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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