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All Degrees, 1977-Present

Associate, Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral Degrees, 1977-Present*

These figures, compiled by Analytics and Institutional Effectiveness: Strategic Analysis, include summer through spring figures for each academic year. The first column indicates the number of associate degrees, first awarded in 1974 in Engineering Technology; program ended before 1988 (no figures available); Agricultural Technology started in 1987 with first graduates in 1989. The second column indicates the number of bachelors’ degrees (does not include double majors). The third column indicates the number of masters’ degrees and the fourth column indicates the number of Ph.Ds. The fifth column indicates number of doctor of education degrees (Ed.Ds), first awarded in 1973. The sixth column indicates the number of doctor of veterinary medicine degrees (DVMs), first awarded by the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984, although four related graduate degrees were given earlier. The seventh column indicates the number of Doctor of Medicine degrees (M.D.), first awarded by the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in 2019 the school became part of Virginia Tech as its ninth college on July 1, 2018.

* As of last compilation by Analytics and Institutional Effectiveness: Strategic Analysis

Notes:First majors only, second majors are not included. “Degree Year” covers summer through spring of the following year.

Degree Level



Associate

Bachelor

Masters

PhD

EDD

DVM

MD

Report Year

Degree Year


2860

662

66

53



1977

1976-1977








1978

1977-1978


3227

819

102

68



1979

1978-1979


3344

848

143

39



1980

1979-1980


3500

889

124

65



1981

1980-1981


3423

926

159

50



1982

1981-1982


3609

953

158

64



1983

1982-1983


3664

906

176

71



1984

1983-1984


3859

1025

204

73

62


1985

1984-1985


3754

818

204

65

72


1986

1985-1986


3653

843

209

70

80


1987

1986-1987


3582

1002

217

78

80


1988

1987-1988


3877

1072

220

67

79


1989

1988-1989

53

3611

1195

245

58

77


1990

1989-1990

26

3671

1096

270

72

77


1991

1990-1991

24

3783

1099

264

68

79


1992

1991-1992

36

4069

1266

303

63

76


1993

1992-1993

38

3919

1275

312

58

76


1994

1993-1994

38

3967

1422

329

50

75


1995

1994-1995

37

4353

1523

320

46

78


1996

1995-1996

33

4053

1432

328

54

76


1997

1996-1997

42

3859

1414

371

45

80


1998

1997-1998

52

4061

1341

281

71

81


1999

1998-1999

43

4281

1445

282

59

79


2000

1999-2000

49

4788

1438

283

29

88


2001

2000-2001

32

4708

1346

243

26

88


2002

2001-2002

50

4652

1335

298

28

86


2003

2002-2003

40

4742

1472

257

15

87


2004

2003-2004

37

4876

1444

278

12

93


2005

2004-2005

51

4837

1454

310

19

86


2006

2005-2006

35

4913

1456

349

17

86


2007

2006-2007

48

4887

1362

335

21

89


2008

2007-2008

33

5050

1525

326

15

88


2009

2008-2009

51

5307

1419

425

10

86


2010

2009-2010

40

5523

1548

379

24

87


2011

2010-2011

43

5705

1546

394

20

85


2012

2011-2012

50

5825

1603

444

25

91


2013

2012-2013

56

5604

1469

467

12

93


2014

2013-2014

49

5732

1573

473

21

96


2015

2014-2015

49

5890

1428

452

36

105


2016

2015-2016

59

5940

1365

468

24

116


2017

2016-2017

49

5952

1514

479

37

119


2018

2017-2018

40

6111

1526

463

9

122


2019

2018-2019

54

6835

1501

456

13

123

37