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Liberty University

Social Work (44.0701)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Social Work
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  
Date Program Placed on Probation:  
Date Program Closed:  
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191,2091,135124
2019-201,3691,334154
2020-211,5171,383192
2021-221,3601,194238
2022-231,2361,161231

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.8596$ 3,285

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.5377




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
2018-193985124
2019-2043111154
2020-2147145192
2021-2260178238
2022-2346185231
Five Year Summary235704939
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 Years1781893951501278939



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)NaN
2018-19 (3 years)18427%$36,762$42,794$50,137
2020-21 (18 months)53023%$27,346$37,895$45,101



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 2017-184575.0%$ 21,500$ 29,666$ 33,431$ 39,800
2014-15 to 2018-1913673.9%$ 22,000$ 29,000$ 31,722$ 38,000
2015-16 to 2019-2025575.4%$ 21,250$ 29,000$ 31,153$ 37,642
2016-17 to 2020-2141578.3%$ 21,500$ 29,666$ 32,464$ 39,666
2017-18 to 2021-2260779.5%$ 21,332$ 29,166$ 31,747$ 38,000
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 2017-184575.0%$ 22,500$ 33,332$ 41,584$ 52,384
2014-15 to 2018-1913673.9%$ 22,875$ 31,166$ 38,782$ 45,727
2015-16 to 2019-2025575.4%$ 21,500$ 31,000$ 37,230$ 43,963
2016-17 to 2020-2141578.3%$ 22,695$ 32,916$ 37,983$ 45,282
2017-18 to 2021-2260779.5%$ 22,000$ 31,334$ 36,190$ 44,450


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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