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Liberty University

Pastoral Studies/Counseling (39.0701)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Church Ministries: Pastoral Leadership
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: XXXXXX

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  07/2012
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19898633
2019-20717717
2020-21677112
2021-22758320
2022-23748119

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.81115$ 1,455

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.1691




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
2018-19112233
2019-209817
2020-2121012
2021-2291120
2022-2371219
Five Year Summary3863101
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 Years150010117815101



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)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)NaN
2016-17 (5 years)4810%
2018-19 (3 years)1097%
2020-21 (18 months)10914%



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 2017-185471.1%$ 17,190$ 26,995$ 28,962$ 33,651
2014-15 to 2018-197770.6%$ 17,686$ 25,250$ 28,537$ 31,000
2015-16 to 2019-208471.8%$ 17,593$ 24,827$ 29,745$ 31,250
2016-17 to 2020-217972.5%$ 17,750$ 24,250$ 29,897$ 31,000
2017-18 to 2021-227870.9%$ 18,750$ 25,625$ 31,184$ 33,873
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 2017-185471.1%$ 22,750$ 37,623$ 42,527$ 55,000
2014-15 to 2018-197770.6%$ 21,500$ 35,500$ 41,287$ 55,000
2015-16 to 2019-208471.8%$ 21,307$ 31,125$ 41,432$ 56,318
2016-17 to 2020-217972.5%$ 21,000$ 31,000$ 42,155$ 60,764
2017-18 to 2021-227870.9%$ 21,113$ 34,687$ 43,082$ 62,636


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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