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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  08/1988
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-201,9751,594879
2020-211,8981,527823
2021-221,7181,358783
2022-231,6911,311720
2023-241,6041,298668

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage 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
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2019-2084795879
2020-21107716823
2021-2285698783
2022-2385635720
2023-2466602668
Five Year Summary4273,4463,873
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 Years3453718593,8731641,5541,4543,873



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 YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)5,4300%
2014-15 (8 years)6,3220%
2017-18 (5 years)5,6460%
2019-20 (3 years)9,7980%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-202,65354.2%$ 20,678$ 33,413$ 35,590$ 42,926
2016-17 to 2020-212,44453.2%$ 20,500$ 33,378$ 35,322$ 42,890
2017-18 to 2021-222,23851.0%$ 20,500$ 32,824$ 35,081$ 42,863
2018-19 to 2022-231,98548.4%$ 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 PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-202,66354.4%$ 21,741$ 33,640$ 36,194$ 43,401
2016-17 to 2020-212,45653.5%$ 20,672$ 33,720$ 36,057$ 43,533
2017-18 to 2021-222,25451.4%$ 20,500$ 33,505$ 36,010$ 43,721
2018-19 to 2022-232,00248.8%$ 20,500$ 32,248$ 35,479$ 42,786


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