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Virginia State University

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (30.9999)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Interdisciplinary Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MIS
2010 CIP Code: 309999

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1980
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2020-2118136
2021-2228206
2022-2323143
2023-24982
2024-25983

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




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
2020-21426
2021-22606
2022-23303
2023-24202
2024-25123
Five Year Summary16420
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 Years016002010320



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)NaN
2014-15 (8 years)270%
2017-18 (5 years)640%
2019-20 (3 years)940%



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 2019-203268.1%$ 42,791$ 58,720$ 54,568$ 66,538
2016-17 to 2020-213391.7%$ 40,564$ 59,066$ 54,665$ 64,066
2017-18 to 2021-223093.7%$ 40,564$ 60,648$ 56,337$ 71,096
2018-19 to 2022-232291.7%$ 40,074$ 60,648$ 55,385$ 64,066
2019-20 to 2023-242090.9%$ 37,436$ 60,648$ 54,075$ 63,871
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 2019-203268.1%$ 42,791$ 58,720$ 54,568$ 66,538
2016-17 to 2020-213391.7%$ 40,564$ 59,066$ 54,665$ 64,066
2017-18 to 2021-223093.7%$ 40,564$ 60,648$ 56,337$ 71,096
2018-19 to 2022-232291.7%$ 40,074$ 60,648$ 55,384$ 64,066
2019-20 to 2023-242090.9%$ 37,435$ 60,648$ 54,075$ 63,871


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More Details on Degree Awards History.


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