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Educational Landscape

Educational landscape research uncovers historical and current trends in similar or related programming characteristics, such as CIP codes, academic homes, marketing language, modality, curricula, alumni job attainment, and curricular emphasis.

Program Characteristic Comparison

Generic example of educational landscape analysis of a program .

Alumni Success

Evaluate graduate’s professional achievements and career progression by examining employment patterns, postgraduate mobility, and skill portfolio.

Example VT program alumni employment in the D.C. metro area by industry.

Program Competitiveness

Compare the curricular emphasis by examining the prevalence of in-demand skills taught in a program to in-demand skills taught in programs at peer institutions.

Market alignment comparison of curricular emphasis to job demand: Virginia Tech vs. top 3 regional competitors, Washington, D.C. MSA.
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