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Liberty University

Legal Assistant/Paralegal (22.0302)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Paralegal Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: XXXXXX

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  01/2011
This program can be completed solely via distance education.
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20402365125
2020-21379352113
2021-2234930895
2022-2331130183
2023-2432428580

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.5381$ 3,705

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.3168




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
2018-19237699
2019-203095125
2020-212786113
2021-22227395
2022-23176683
Five Year Summary119396515
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 Years0432351536222196515



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)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)6815%
2016-17 (5 years)32514%
2018-19 (3 years)46611%
2020-21 (18 months)54214%



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 2017-1833179.6%$ 22,374$ 30,819$ 31,472$ 40,872
2014-15 to 2018-1937380.0%$ 23,203$ 32,334$ 32,455$ 42,551
2015-16 to 2019-2039578.8%$ 22,571$ 32,370$ 32,626$ 43,354
2016-17 to 2020-2141877.1%$ 21,400$ 32,093$ 32,414$ 42,551
2017-18 to 2021-2240374.4%$ 20,832$ 30,849$ 31,417$ 41,515
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 2017-1833179.6%$ 23,203$ 31,250$ 32,041$ 41,567
2014-15 to 2018-1937380.0%$ 23,261$ 32,628$ 32,737$ 42,832
2015-16 to 2019-2039578.8%$ 22,571$ 32,628$ 32,938$ 43,750
2016-17 to 2020-2141877.1%$ 21,400$ 32,256$ 32,726$ 43,080
2017-18 to 2021-2240374.4%$ 20,832$ 31,229$ 31,760$ 41,567


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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