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Program Details
Liberty University
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services (13.1101)
Master's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Education, Counseling w/Teaching License

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

Degree Title: MED

2010 CIP Code: 131101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

Program authorized for distance learning

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	1,306	1,033	241
2019-20	1,492	1,159	306
2020-21	1,529	1,141	338
2021-22	1,490	1,036	450
2022-23	1,353	925	426

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
		$ 4,276

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	55	186	241
2019-20	67	239	306
2020-21	76	262	338
2021-22	98	352	450
2022-23	75	351	426
Five Year Summary	371	1,390	1,761

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	3	251	12	23	1,761	62	840	530	1,761

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)	348	19%	$54,981	$62,526	$83,076
2013-14 (8 years)	718	17%	$53,897	$61,447	$74,250
2016-17 (5 years)	993	19%	$51,830	$60,209	$68,652
2018-19 (3 years)	1,063	21%	$50,001	$58,890	$66,335
2020-21 (18 months)	1,331	20%	$48,876	$54,635	$62,597

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	871	83.5%	$ 34,166	$ 43,700	$ 44,601	$ 53,786
2014-15 to 2018-19	879	82.7%	$ 34,166	$ 43,875	$ 45,121	$ 53,945
2015-16 to 2019-20	955	82.8%	$ 34,166	$ 43,493	$ 44,432	$ 53,234
2016-17 to 2020-21	1,092	82.0%	$ 34,166	$ 42,358	$ 43,537	$ 52,291
2017-18 to 2021-22	1,264	80.7%	$ 34,166	$ 43,427	$ 43,904	$ 52,170

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	871	83.5%	$ 34,166	$ 43,843	$ 44,868	$ 53,882
2014-15 to 2018-19	879	82.7%	$ 34,166	$ 44,203	$ 45,489	$ 54,332
2015-16 to 2019-20	956	82.9%	$ 34,166	$ 43,783	$ 44,917	$ 53,877
2016-17 to 2020-21	1,093	82.1%	$ 34,166	$ 42,685	$ 44,048	$ 52,872
2017-18 to 2021-22	1,266	80.8%	$ 34,166	$ 43,766	$ 44,500	$ 53,015

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.