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Virginia Tech

Construction Engineering (14.3301)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Construction Engineering and Management
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 143301

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  01/2009
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  BCHE
Date Program Placed on Probation:  BCHE
Date Program Closed:  
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1914216150
2019-2015917521
2020-2119222448
2021-2221723465
2022-2319710574

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.33141$ 5,701

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.58114




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
2018-19272350
2019-20101121
2020-21282048
2021-22323365
2022-23383674
Five Year Summary135123258
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 Years126113258102038258



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
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2009-10 (10 years)1911%
2011-12 (8 years)6226%$81,375$95,531$116,889
2014-15 (5 years)14942%$69,979$89,083$101,300
2016-17 (3 years)17945%$64,801$76,965$85,097
2018-19 (18 months)20038%$58,397$65,152$77,075



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 2017-1810656.7%$ 19,890$ 28,000$ 32,351$ 36,283
2014-15 to 2018-1911356.5%$ 21,400$ 29,000$ 38,335$ 41,248
2015-16 to 2019-2010557.7%$ 19,984$ 28,000$ 36,381$ 39,160
2016-17 to 2020-2112059.4%$ 19,957$ 28,938$ 38,447$ 44,856
2017-18 to 2021-2212857.7%$ 21,500$ 29,954$ 45,444$ 56,280
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 2017-1810656.7%$ 19,930$ 30,355$ 39,973$ 49,770
2014-15 to 2018-1911356.5%$ 21,500$ 30,902$ 47,383$ 68,172
2015-16 to 2019-2010557.7%$ 20,000$ 31,000$ 49,303$ 70,194
2016-17 to 2020-2112059.4%$ 19,992$ 31,750$ 51,476$ 71,745
2017-18 to 2021-2212857.7%$ 21,877$ 39,904$ 59,697$ 86,250


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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