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Virginia Union University

Criminology (45.0401)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Criminology/Criminal Justice
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 450401

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2015638738
2020-2116114935
2021-2215110823
2022-231306710
2023-2412112622

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.61172$ 1,951

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
2018-19231841
2019-20172138
2020-21211435
2021-2281523
2022-235510
Five Year Summary7473147
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 Years0131201471211147



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)13643%$29,357$45,181$63,791
2013-14 (8 years)18940%$38,116$51,538$62,578
2016-17 (5 years)22945%$36,292$48,087$62,457
2018-19 (3 years)22646%$35,042$48,525$63,130
2020-21 (18 months)20152%$22,602$35,500$46,910



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 2017-1822495.3%$ 23,985$ 32,487$ 32,387$ 41,210
2014-15 to 2018-1921796.0%$ 24,494$ 30,741$ 31,835$ 39,802
2015-16 to 2019-2021497.3%$ 23,458$ 30,184$ 30,741$ 39,590
2016-17 to 2020-2119295.5%$ 23,444$ 30,182$ 30,598$ 39,584
2017-18 to 2021-2217494.6%$ 21,368$ 27,620$ 29,269$ 37,732
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 2017-1822595.7%$ 31,176$ 42,576$ 43,257$ 52,910
2014-15 to 2018-1921796.0%$ 32,334$ 42,576$ 43,593$ 53,498
2015-16 to 2019-2021497.3%$ 31,682$ 42,564$ 44,080$ 55,399
2016-17 to 2020-2119396.0%$ 31,666$ 42,281$ 44,349$ 56,160
2017-18 to 2021-2217595.1%$ 30,678$ 44,532$ 44,992$ 58,311


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