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Liberty University

Counseling Psychology (42.2803)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Counseling
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MA
2010 CIP Code: 420601

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  10/1998
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-203,0172,750533
2020-214,0383,763617
2021-224,8874,430792
2022-235,4864,7881,137
2023-246,0065,5051,184

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
2019-20118415533
2020-21129488617
2021-22166626792
2022-231899481,137
2023-241821,0021,184
Five Year Summary7843,4794,263
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 Years1241320504,2632052,0321,4544,263



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)2,1320%
2014-15 (8 years)3,2180%
2017-18 (5 years)3,7650%
2019-20 (3 years)6,6000%



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 2019-202,62679.6%$ 45,350$ 57,131$ 57,079$ 69,543
2016-17 to 2020-212,45679.0%$ 45,770$ 56,776$ 56,836$ 68,961
2017-18 to 2021-222,44277.7%$ 44,670$ 54,666$ 55,654$ 67,660
2018-19 to 2022-232,80776.7%$ 41,739$ 54,099$ 53,643$ 64,015
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 2019-202,62779.6%$ 45,851$ 57,742$ 57,645$ 69,935
2016-17 to 2020-212,45879.0%$ 46,299$ 57,561$ 57,492$ 69,598
2017-18 to 2021-222,44377.8%$ 45,055$ 55,209$ 56,518$ 68,333
2018-19 to 2022-232,80876.7%$ 43,061$ 54,666$ 54,722$ 65,302


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