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Virginia Tech

Business Administration and Management, General (52.0201)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Business Administration
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MS/MBA
2010 CIP Code: 520201

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Program authorized for distance learning
This program can be completed solely via distance education.
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20292219132
2020-21311234126
2021-22287225120
2022-23258210146
2023-24260204131

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 10,389




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
2018-1910029129
2019-209735132
2020-2110224126
2021-228733120
2022-2311432146
Five Year Summary500153653
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 Years88440656535734230653



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)80138%$126,278$175,369$256,837
2013-14 (8 years)79037%$116,813$162,646$222,438
2016-17 (5 years)59644%$117,107$159,972$216,485
2018-19 (3 years)59248%$103,863$149,523$200,413
2020-21 (18 months)61851%$83,851$120,916$170,311



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 2017-1821435.3%$ 20,500$ 40,913$ 34,738$ 41,000
2014-15 to 2018-1921035.5%$ 20,500$ 38,475$ 33,382$ 41,000
2015-16 to 2019-2019532.5%$ 20,500$ 36,000$ 32,708$ 41,000
2016-17 to 2020-2119331.2%$ 20,500$ 35,070$ 32,299$ 41,000
2017-18 to 2021-2219129.8%$ 20,500$ 30,750$ 32,145$ 41,000
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 2017-1821635.6%$ 23,530$ 41,000$ 46,752$ 62,170
2014-15 to 2018-1921035.5%$ 20,500$ 41,000$ 45,522$ 60,000
2015-16 to 2019-2019532.5%$ 20,500$ 39,690$ 44,013$ 58,590
2016-17 to 2020-2119331.2%$ 20,500$ 38,500$ 42,181$ 53,560
2017-18 to 2021-2219129.8%$ 20,500$ 31,500$ 39,594$ 52,040


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