Degrees Awarded

Frequently asked questions about degrees awarded. This includes bachelors, masters, educational specialist, doctoral, and certificate awards. Below are links to our new visualizations and tables from the historical Fact Book.

The new visualizations below are intended to replace the PDF documents that have historically comprised the Fact Book. These historical views will be available through summer 2023.

How have the total number of degrees/certificates conferred changed over time? (DC-01)
Historical view: Tables 3-2. 3-3, 3-5

How have the number of degrees/certificates conferred by sex/gender changed over time? (DC-02) New

How have the number of degrees/certificates conferred by race/ethnicity changed over time? (DC-03) New

How have the number of STEM and Health degrees changed over time? (DC-04)
Historical view: Table 3-6

These new visualizations replace the interactive data housed on this website. The historic interactive data views will be available until the end of 2023.

Summary tables in the Fact Book are based on data gathered during census dates and are published to this page after official approval by the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia and/or other mandated reporting agencies.

Links to tables are made active when official data are available to report.