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Liberty University

Music, General (50.0901)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Music, General
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BM
2010 CIP Code: 500901

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19373711
2019-20393912
2020-2130316
2021-22201912
2022-2320226

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.25143$ 2,018

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.6193




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
2018-194711
2019-208412
2020-21426
2021-227512
2022-23246
Five Year Summary252247
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 Years010147234847



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)10516%$38,183$48,313$53,713
2013-14 (8 years)11317%$43,758$49,038$54,756
2016-17 (5 years)9421%$35,085$48,813$52,651
2018-19 (3 years)7929%$18,257$44,417$52,635
2020-21 (18 months)5732%$9,961$24,148$32,635



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 2017-186167.0%$ 23,488$ 28,000$ 30,401$ 34,001
2014-15 to 2018-195468.4%$ 25,250$ 28,000$ 31,677$ 35,000
2015-16 to 2019-205371.6%$ 25,250$ 30,750$ 38,054$ 43,732
2016-17 to 2020-214273.7%$ 26,000$ 31,000$ 41,143$ 49,000
2017-18 to 2021-224477.2%$ 22,001$ 29,000$ 37,928$ 47,106
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 2017-186167.0%$ 23,488$ 31,000$ 36,442$ 42,500
2014-15 to 2018-195468.4%$ 26,176$ 31,163$ 40,066$ 43,732
2015-16 to 2019-205371.6%$ 28,000$ 36,901$ 45,748$ 55,000
2016-17 to 2020-214273.7%$ 29,000$ 41,536$ 55,273$ 82,013
2017-18 to 2021-224477.2%$ 22,001$ 39,747$ 51,487$ 78,542


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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