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Liberty University

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies (43.0104)
Associate's Degree - Transfer
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Criminal Justice
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AA
2010 CIP Code: 430104

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  BCHE
Date Program Placed on Probation:  BCHE
Date Program Closed:  
Program authorized for distance learning
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2028722858
2020-2124620272
2021-2223017160
2022-2320816759
2023-2422717753

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.2063$ 4,956




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
2018-1976774
2019-20144458
2020-21145872
2021-22114960
2022-23104959
Five Year Summary56267323
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 Years0381332323132119323



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 YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)9318%$49,294$88,097$93,517
2013-14 (8 years)19418%$50,851$70,424$91,151
2016-17 (5 years)34614%
2018-19 (3 years)40710%
2020-21 (18 months)38411%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1830779.5%$ 20,564$ 29,624$ 29,538$ 37,832
2014-15 to 2018-1931777.9%$ 21,509$ 30,334$ 29,982$ 38,931
2015-16 to 2019-2029376.3%$ 20,500$ 28,332$ 29,238$ 37,756
2016-17 to 2020-2128373.7%$ 19,932$ 27,000$ 28,293$ 36,666
2017-18 to 2021-2224768.6%$ 19,502$ 27,000$ 28,231$ 37,832
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
2013-14 to 2017-1830779.5%$ 20,832$ 30,334$ 30,247$ 38,000
2014-15 to 2018-1931777.9%$ 21,750$ 31,332$ 30,774$ 40,000
2015-16 to 2019-2029376.3%$ 20,832$ 29,624$ 30,397$ 38,979
2016-17 to 2020-2128373.7%$ 20,000$ 27,304$ 29,359$ 37,916
2017-18 to 2021-2224768.6%$ 20,000$ 27,252$ 29,256$ 38,979


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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