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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
2018-19	2,205	1,652	900
2019-20	1,975	1,594	879
2020-21	1,898	1,527	823
2021-22	1,718	1,358	783
2022-23	1,692	507	720

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
		$ 5,029

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	104	796	900
2019-20	84	795	879
2020-21	107	716	823
2021-22	85	698	783
2022-23	85	635	720
Five Year Summary	465	3,640	4,105

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	41	564	17	54	4,105	180	1,633	1,562	4,105

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
Graduation Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)
2009-10 (10 years)	2,353	5%
2011-12 (8 years)	4,527	4%
2014-15 (5 years)	6,322	4%
2016-17 (3 years)	5,929	4%
2018-19 (18 months)	5,220	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	3,099	54.9%	$ 20,500	$ 32,998	$ 34,797	$ 43,029
2014-15 to 2018-19	2,854	54.7%	$ 20,667	$ 33,497	$ 35,431	$ 43,207
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

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	3,107	55.0%	$ 20,500	$ 33,163	$ 35,275	$ 43,367
2014-15 to 2018-19	2,864	54.9%	$ 21,191	$ 33,719	$ 35,959	$ 43,667
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

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.