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Liberty University

Educational Leadership and Administration, General (13.0401)
Doctor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Educational Leadership
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: EDD
2010 CIP Code: 130401

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  02/1999
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191,295849272
2019-201,5331,101244
2020-211,8771,293302
2021-221,9991,306505
2022-231,9091,264450

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 6,680




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
2018-1972200272
2019-2059185244
2020-2168234302
2021-2297408505
2022-2378372450
Five Year Summary3741,3991,773
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 Years03465231,773476766551,773



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)2394%
2013-14 (8 years)1,28210%
2016-17 (5 years)2,42813%$61,435$77,512$95,769
2018-19 (3 years)1,85314%$59,519$72,312$93,670
2020-21 (18 months)1,36818%$56,951$70,949$89,141



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 2017-181,69578.1%$ 34,453$ 52,544$ 56,999$ 77,893
2014-15 to 2018-191,42576.9%$ 36,362$ 57,189$ 60,124$ 81,838
2015-16 to 2019-201,22276.5%$ 38,067$ 59,758$ 62,624$ 84,812
2016-17 to 2020-211,03375.5%$ 40,135$ 61,500$ 65,718$ 90,728
2017-18 to 2021-221,17474.4%$ 39,690$ 61,500$ 64,932$ 88,971
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 2017-181,70178.4%$ 35,379$ 53,897$ 59,523$ 80,535
2014-15 to 2018-191,42877.1%$ 37,881$ 58,509$ 63,664$ 83,599
2015-16 to 2019-201,22476.6%$ 40,437$ 61,500$ 67,632$ 89,974
2016-17 to 2020-211,03675.7%$ 41,000$ 67,161$ 72,171$ 97,968
2017-18 to 2021-221,18374.9%$ 41,000$ 67,157$ 73,811$ 99,303


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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