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Program Details
Liberty University
Bible/Biblical Studies (39.0201)
Master's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Biblical Studies/Christian Thought

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

Degree Title: MA/MBS

2010 CIP Code: 390201

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

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	45	62	4
2019-20	131	138	43
2020-21	166	144	75
2021-22	154	147	78
2022-23	202	151	92

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
		$ 4,758

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	1	3	4
2019-20	4	39	43
2020-21	8	67	75
2021-22	6	72	78
2022-23	9	83	92
Five Year Summary	28	264	292

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	0	43	1	3	292	13	116	111	292

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)
2011-12 (10 years)		NaN
2013-14 (8 years)		NaN
2016-17 (5 years)		NaN
2018-19 (3 years)		NaN
2020-21 (18 months)	122	3%

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-20	31	66.0%	$ 15,698	$ 27,332	$ 26,937	$ 34,166
2016-17 to 2020-21	64	52.5%	$ 19,791	$ 29,886	$ 30,488	$ 40,977
2017-18 to 2021-22	98	49.0%	$ 20,499	$ 31,258	$ 32,193	$ 41,000

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
2015-16 to 2019-20	31	66.0%	$ 15,698	$ 27,332	$ 27,257	$ 36,335
2016-17 to 2020-21	64	52.5%	$ 19,791	$ 30,425	$ 30,938	$ 41,000
2017-18 to 2021-22	98	49.0%	$ 20,499	$ 33,360	$ 33,046	$ 41,000

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.