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Virginia Union University

Mass Communication/Media Studies (09.0102)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Mass Communications
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: XXXXXX

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-207816716
2020-21716610
2021-22655111
2022-2379439
2023-24586216

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.23154

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.49119




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
2019-207916
2020-217310
2021-224711
2022-23369
2023-2412416
Five Year Summary332962
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 Years057006211362



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)390%
2014-15 (8 years)650%
2017-18 (5 years)730%
2019-20 (3 years)1620%



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 2019-207795.1%$ 24,498$ 30,680$ 31,763$ 39,584
2016-17 to 2020-216993.2%$ 24,738$ 30,184$ 30,977$ 39,335
2017-18 to 2021-226793.1%$ 22,762$ 27,793$ 28,979$ 35,329
2018-19 to 2022-236093.7%$ 21,942$ 27,215$ 27,929$ 35,726
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 2019-207896.3%$ 35,032$ 45,025$ 50,397$ 67,774
2016-17 to 2020-217094.6%$ 33,013$ 44,533$ 49,096$ 66,509
2017-18 to 2021-226894.4%$ 30,180$ 44,533$ 49,285$ 67,934
2018-19 to 2022-236195.3%$ 25,236$ 43,048$ 47,485$ 68,076


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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