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Program Details
Liberty University
Theology/Theological Studies (39.0601)
Doctor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Theology/Theological Studies

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

Degree Title: DMN

2010 CIP Code: 390601

	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) 12/1986

Program authorized for distance learning

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	374	212	38
2019-20	522	290	75
2020-21	660	404	153
2021-22	905	559	303
2022-23	1,015	615	321

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
		$ 5,985

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	7	31	38
2019-20	12	63	75
2020-21	18	135	153
2021-22	34	269	303
2022-23	24	297	321
Five Year Summary	95	795	890

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	7	234	3	35	890	27	282	293	890

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)	132	1%
2013-14 (8 years)	346	1%
2016-17 (5 years)	364	2%
2018-19 (3 years)	218	6%
2020-21 (18 months)	367	4%

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	116	38.0%	$ 38,607	$ 58,440	$ 58,796	$ 79,901
2014-15 to 2018-19	102	46.8%	$ 42,800	$ 61,382	$ 60,932	$ 77,823
2015-16 to 2019-20	126	50.4%	$ 41,946	$ 61,382	$ 60,423	$ 77,418
2016-17 to 2020-21	203	55.3%	$ 38,311	$ 56,480	$ 57,697	$ 75,889
2017-18 to 2021-22	367	59.3%	$ 34,166	$ 49,735	$ 53,502	$ 72,675

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	118	38.7%	$ 40,289	$ 61,500	$ 62,092	$ 86,178
2014-15 to 2018-19	103	47.2%	$ 45,175	$ 68,334	$ 68,685	$ 91,240
2015-16 to 2019-20	128	51.2%	$ 46,240	$ 68,811	$ 69,592	$ 91,838
2016-17 to 2020-21	208	56.7%	$ 44,404	$ 67,791	$ 72,055	$ 91,159
2017-18 to 2021-22	377	60.9%	$ 38,311	$ 57,100	$ 65,518	$ 80,953

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.