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Virginia State University

Political Science and Government, General (45.1001)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Political Science
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 451001

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2011811910
2020-2111011620
2021-2210510620
2022-23959924
2023-24929124

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.00122

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.9888




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
2019-208210
2020-2113720
2021-2212820
2022-2316824
2023-2418624
Five Year Summary673198
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 Years2540098023998



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
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)1000%
2014-15 (8 years)1040%
2017-18 (5 years)780%
2019-20 (3 years)1460%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-206893.2%$ 24,891$ 30,923$ 33,972$ 42,704
2016-17 to 2020-217592.6%$ 22,934$ 27,712$ 32,030$ 42,150
2017-18 to 2021-228092.0%$ 22,689$ 27,545$ 30,932$ 41,487
2018-19 to 2022-238487.5%$ 21,499$ 26,722$ 27,900$ 33,072
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
2015-16 to 2019-206893.2%$ 31,477$ 42,618$ 46,150$ 55,070
2016-17 to 2020-217592.6%$ 27,708$ 42,684$ 45,970$ 57,911
2017-18 to 2021-228092.0%$ 25,749$ 42,196$ 46,457$ 55,909
2018-19 to 2022-238487.5%$ 22,947$ 40,193$ 44,074$ 55,909


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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