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Liberty University

Graphic Design (50.0409)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Visual Communication Arts
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS/BFA
2010 CIP Code: 500409

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  01/2009
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1958155852
2019-2066362275
2020-2170065592
2021-22694609108
2022-23561493103

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.82106$ 3,159

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.7191




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
2018-19143852
2019-20165975
2020-21207292
2021-228100108
2022-232281103
Five Year Summary80350430
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 Years0140443030234131430



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)23118%$35,676$45,548$67,096
2013-14 (8 years)42017%$33,198$49,316$71,663
2016-17 (5 years)37021%$28,412$44,290$57,666
2018-19 (3 years)25024%$20,782$38,532$49,372
2020-21 (18 months)40616%$25,861$38,561$50,530



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 2017-1821069.8%$ 21,500$ 27,000$ 33,555$ 40,715
2014-15 to 2018-1917068.0%$ 21,500$ 27,000$ 34,199$ 42,000
2015-16 to 2019-2015866.9%$ 23,250$ 27,041$ 33,148$ 40,715
2016-17 to 2020-2116767.1%$ 20,648$ 27,892$ 31,002$ 38,819
2017-18 to 2021-2222665.5%$ 18,908$ 26,125$ 29,068$ 37,780
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 2017-1821170.1%$ 21,500$ 31,448$ 42,093$ 58,524
2014-15 to 2018-1917068.0%$ 23,250$ 32,417$ 42,722$ 57,286
2015-16 to 2019-2015866.9%$ 24,250$ 32,916$ 39,357$ 50,977
2016-17 to 2020-2116767.1%$ 20,666$ 28,500$ 34,033$ 42,498
2017-18 to 2021-2222665.5%$ 19,250$ 27,900$ 31,915$ 40,665


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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