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Virginia Tech

Public Administration (44.0401)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Public Administration and Public Affairs
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: PHD
2010 CIP Code: 440401

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1977
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2061365
2020-2152363
2021-2244303
2022-2341254
2023-2440207

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 5,461




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
2018-19639
2019-20505
2020-21213
2021-22213
2022-23224
Five Year Summary17724
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 Years640024113024



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)4613%
2013-14 (8 years)4312%
2016-17 (5 years)3614%
2018-19 (3 years)3318%
2020-21 (18 months)2715%



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 2017-181235.3%$ 31,779$ 60,980$ 58,998$ 93,226
2014-15 to 2018-191030.3%$ 24,000$ 53,989$ 55,516$ 91,000
2015-16 to 2019-20
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22
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 2017-181235.3%$ 31,779$ 60,980$ 61,964$ 93,226
2014-15 to 2018-191030.3%$ 24,000$ 53,989$ 57,256$ 91,000
2015-16 to 2019-20
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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