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

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Theological Studies

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

Degree Title: MAR

2010 CIP Code: 390601

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: 08/1988

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2019-20	1,975	1,594	879
2020-21	1,898	1,527	823
2021-22	1,718	1,358	783
2022-23	1,691	1,311	720
2023-24	1,604	1,298	668

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation

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
2019-20	84	795	879
2020-21	107	716	823
2021-22	85	698	783
2022-23	85	635	720
2023-24	66	602	668
Five Year Summary	427	3,446	3,873

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	34	537	18	59	3,873	164	1,554	1,454	3,873

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
Graduation Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)
2012-13 (10 years)	5,430	0%
2014-15 (8 years)	6,322	0%
2017-18 (5 years)	5,646	0%
2019-20 (3 years)	9,798	0%

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	2,653	54.2%	$ 20,678	$ 33,413	$ 35,590	$ 42,926
2016-17 to 2020-21	2,444	53.2%	$ 20,500	$ 33,378	$ 35,322	$ 42,890
2017-18 to 2021-22	2,238	51.0%	$ 20,500	$ 32,824	$ 35,081	$ 42,863
2018-19 to 2022-23	1,985	48.4%	$ 20,500	$ 31,640	$ 34,230	$ 42,028

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	2,663	54.4%	$ 21,741	$ 33,640	$ 36,194	$ 43,401
2016-17 to 2020-21	2,456	53.5%	$ 20,672	$ 33,720	$ 36,057	$ 43,533
2017-18 to 2021-22	2,254	51.4%	$ 20,500	$ 33,505	$ 36,010	$ 43,721
2018-19 to 2022-23	2,002	48.8%	$ 20,500	$ 32,248	$ 35,479	$ 42,786

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.