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Virginia State University

Computer Engineering, General (14.0901)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Computer Engineering
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 140901

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  03/2001
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  03/2001
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19949611
2019-20878513
2020-21768015
2021-2275759
2022-2312011010

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.73146$ 4,298

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.5490




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
2018-195611
2019-207613
2020-219615
2021-22459
2022-239110
Five Year Summary342458
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 Years4321258021758



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)4827%$51,630$75,474$81,574
2013-14 (8 years)6134%$65,140$86,112$121,741
2016-17 (5 years)9041%$48,153$70,952$100,917
2018-19 (3 years)8335%$43,307$50,125$73,998
2020-21 (18 months)7326%$31,098$48,544$79,469



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 2017-187389.0%$ 21,656$ 29,224$ 29,414$ 33,140
2014-15 to 2018-197084.3%$ 20,784$ 29,457$ 28,359$ 37,857
2015-16 to 2019-206779.8%$ 18,529$ 29,145$ 27,369$ 33,140
2016-17 to 2020-215372.6%$ 15,866$ 28,700$ 28,465$ 37,857
2017-18 to 2021-224367.2%$ 15,866$ 28,206$ 28,610$ 31,658
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 2017-187389.0%$ 22,537$ 32,572$ 40,234$ 49,952
2014-15 to 2018-197084.3%$ 22,266$ 31,627$ 38,979$ 49,952
2015-16 to 2019-206779.8%$ 18,925$ 30,678$ 35,777$ 49,952
2016-17 to 2020-215372.6%$ 15,866$ 32,533$ 36,766$ 51,950
2017-18 to 2021-224367.2%$ 15,866$ 30,682$ 36,352$ 55,494


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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