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Program Details
Liberty University
Psychology, General (42.0101)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Psychology, General

Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees

Degree Title: BS

2010 CIP Code: 420101

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	Yes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

Program authorized for distance learning

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	4,894	4,295	1,033
2019-20	4,989	4,672	1,096
2020-21	5,120	4,735	1,332
2021-22	4,948	4,531	1,211
2022-23	4,883	4,524	1,139

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.27	98	$ 2,887

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)	Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.97	76

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
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Total
2018-19	208	825	1,033
2019-20	237	859	1,096
2020-21	299	1,033	1,332
2021-22	248	963	1,211
2022-23	232	907	1,139
Five Year Summary	1,224	4,587	5,811

Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,

Year	Foreign/ International	African Am. or Black (NH)	Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)	Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)	Hispanic	White, Caucasian Am. (NH)	Multi-Race (NH)	Unknown/ Unreported (NH)	Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years	25	533	25	65	5,811	310	2,826	1,884	5,811

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 Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)	2,705	13%	$38,809	$50,569	$67,396
2013-14 (8 years)	4,458	13%	$38,041	$50,911	$64,985
2016-17 (5 years)	6,503	12%	$33,366	$46,131	$59,025
2018-19 (3 years)	6,290	12%	$27,916	$40,226	$51,441
2020-21 (18 months)	5,896	14%	$21,123	$33,521	$44,320

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	5,285	80.7%	$ 22,124	$ 31,791	$ 33,258	$ 44,332
2014-15 to 2018-19	5,048	80.3%	$ 22,250	$ 32,192	$ 33,549	$ 44,998
2015-16 to 2019-20	4,785	79.0%	$ 22,000	$ 32,348	$ 33,843	$ 45,000
2016-17 to 2020-21	4,580	77.7%	$ 21,345	$ 31,465	$ 33,466	$ 45,000
2017-18 to 2021-22	4,469	76.0%	$ 20,832	$ 30,832	$ 32,755	$ 44,350

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 Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	5,288	80.7%	$ 23,000	$ 33,332	$ 34,892	$ 45,666
2014-15 to 2018-19	5,049	80.3%	$ 23,250	$ 33,334	$ 35,484	$ 46,598
2015-16 to 2019-20	4,787	79.0%	$ 23,000	$ 33,962	$ 36,211	$ 47,617
2016-17 to 2020-21	4,583	77.7%	$ 22,166	$ 33,332	$ 36,122	$ 47,834
2017-18 to 2021-22	4,473	76.1%	$ 21,000	$ 32,500	$ 35,451	$ 47,167

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.