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Liberty University

American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (22.0203)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




American Legal Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: JM
2010 CIP Code: 

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  
Date Program Placed on Probation:  
Date Program Closed:  
This program can be completed solely via distance education.
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2022418583
2020-2121317381
2021-2216911796
2022-231119173
2023-241058949

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 6,576




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
2018-19154964
2019-20166783
2020-21146781
2021-22118596
2022-23106373
Five Year Summary66331397
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 Years0622839729155128397



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)NaN
2016-17 (5 years)NaN
2018-19 (3 years)10715%
2020-21 (18 months)27112%



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 2017-183274.4%$ 23,122$ 30,449$ 36,968$ 40,011
2014-15 to 2018-197671.0%$ 22,959$ 30,574$ 37,141$ 40,577
2015-16 to 2019-2013269.5%$ 22,732$ 29,859$ 34,055$ 37,766
2016-17 to 2020-2118769.0%$ 20,500$ 27,690$ 32,531$ 36,734
2017-18 to 2021-2223263.9%$ 20,500$ 27,658$ 32,326$ 36,689
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 2017-183274.4%$ 23,896$ 32,074$ 37,708$ 41,642
2014-15 to 2018-197671.0%$ 23,463$ 32,205$ 37,723$ 41,572
2015-16 to 2019-2013370.0%$ 23,625$ 32,078$ 36,051$ 40,154
2016-17 to 2020-2118869.4%$ 21,276$ 28,955$ 34,192$ 39,002
2017-18 to 2021-2223364.2%$ 20,885$ 29,201$ 34,150$ 38,242


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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