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Virginia Tech

Social Sciences, Other (45.9999)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: PHD
2010 CIP Code: 459999

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  12/2009
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  01/2008
Date Program Placed on Probation:  BCHE
Date Program Closed:  
Program authorized for distance learning
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2029395
2020-2131415
2021-2231414
2022-2334453
2023-24364611

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 4,117




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
2018-19426
2019-20325
2020-21235
2021-22404
2022-23123
Five Year Summary14923
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 Years300123018123



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)NaN
2016-17 (5 years)2330%
2018-19 (3 years)2548%$36,410$69,237$92,955
2020-21 (18 months)2264%$20,499$30,395$60,305



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 2017-181150.0%$ 8,500$ 19,880$ 36,544$ 70,126
2014-15 to 2018-191040.0%$ 8,500$ 18,605$ 32,816$ 31,500
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 2017-181150.0%$ 8,500$ 21,058$ 40,056$ 78,350
2014-15 to 2018-191040.0%$ 8,500$ 18,605$ 35,857$ 31,500
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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