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Program Details
Liberty University
Design and Visual Communications, General (50.0401)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Studio and Digital Arts

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

Degree Title: BS

2010 CIP Code: 500401

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy) BCHE

Date Program Placed on Probation: BCHE

Date Program Closed:

Program authorized for distance learning

BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	265	273	96
2019-20	237	249	86
2020-21	234	239	57
2021-22	256	257	71
2022-23	278	271	71

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.22	118	$ 3,198

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)	Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.44	93

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	31	65	96
2019-20	39	47	86
2020-21	21	36	57
2021-22	33	38	71
2022-23	32	39	71
Five Year Summary	156	225	381

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	9	9	1	6	381	14	276	60	381

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)	68	22%	$34,327	$47,229	$74,874
2013-14 (8 years)		NaN
2016-17 (5 years)	72	19%	$36,428	$49,333	$61,191
2018-19 (3 years)	243	24%	$20,749	$35,932	$56,645
2020-21 (18 months)	386	23%	$21,529	$35,054	$45,018

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	95	64.6%	$ 19,500	$ 24,025	$ 26,351	$ 29,750
2014-15 to 2018-19	158	65.0%	$ 18,821	$ 24,875	$ 26,747	$ 29,750
2015-16 to 2019-20	208	63.2%	$ 18,375	$ 25,000	$ 27,988	$ 30,626
2016-17 to 2020-21	242	62.7%	$ 18,900	$ 25,625	$ 28,218	$ 31,000
2017-18 to 2021-22	240	62.3%	$ 18,750	$ 26,000	$ 30,456	$ 31,000

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 Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	95	64.6%	$ 19,507	$ 27,000	$ 36,116	$ 51,000
2014-15 to 2018-19	158	65.0%	$ 19,500	$ 27,000	$ 36,006	$ 51,000
2015-16 to 2019-20	208	63.2%	$ 19,000	$ 27,000	$ 37,168	$ 52,085
2016-17 to 2020-21	242	62.7%	$ 19,500	$ 27,250	$ 37,836	$ 52,300
2017-18 to 2021-22	240	62.3%	$ 19,754	$ 28,000	$ 41,203	$ 57,319

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.