Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia · Private, nonprofit

Of 104 assessed programs, 99 leave graduates out-earning a typical Virginia high-school graduate (about $36,613/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 133 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$30,667
$30k to $48k	$27,807
$48k to $75k	$27,347
$75k to $110k	$27,142
$110k and up	$30,545
All families (average)	$29,357

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

104 of 237 programs could be assessed 44% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Virginia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$67,269	+$30,656	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	1,603
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$90,025	+$53,412	clears the bar	$34,166	0.6 yrs	1,463
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$56,700	+$20,087	clears the bar	$34,166	1.7 yrs	1,380
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,357	+$16,744	clears the bar	$20,832	1.2 yrs	1,368
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,340	+$8,727	clears the bar	$27,977	3.2 yrs	1,211
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$51,976	+$15,363	clears the bar	$50,911	3.3 yrs	1,061
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$53,721	+$17,108	clears the bar	$32,676	1.9 yrs	928
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,991	+$11,378	clears the bar	$31,332	2.8 yrs	662
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$61,715	+$25,102	clears the bar	$25,000	1.0 yrs	604
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$52,482	+$15,869	clears the bar	$32,858	2.1 yrs	600
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$56,174	+$19,561	clears the bar	$41,000	2.1 yrs	466
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$76,969	+$40,356	clears the bar	$54,522	1.4 yrs	461
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$75,034	+$38,421	clears the bar	$30,969	0.8 yrs	455
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$102,096	+$65,483	clears the bar	$22,420	0.3 yrs	440
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$40,952	+$4,339	clears the bar	$25,664	5.9 yrs	378
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$64,314	+$27,701	clears the bar	$29,220	1.1 yrs	336
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	$47,394	+$10,781	clears the bar	$16,834	1.6 yrs	330
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$73,065	+$36,452	clears the bar	$55,960	1.5 yrs	307
Special Education	Master's Degree	$58,040	+$21,427	clears the bar	$34,165	1.6 yrs	305
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	$51,327	+$14,714	clears the bar	$86,863	5.9 yrs	303
Public Health	Master's Degree	$62,205	+$25,592	clears the bar	$35,783	1.4 yrs	255
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$82,883	+$46,270	clears the bar	$26,000	0.6 yrs	253
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,496	+$9,883	clears the bar	$21,500	2.2 yrs	248
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$48,003	+$11,390	clears the bar	$27,000	2.4 yrs	238
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$82,116	+$45,503	clears the bar	$26,765	0.6 yrs	219
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$46,543 1-year earnings	+$9,930	clears the bar	$27,333	2.8 yrs	219
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$54,911	+$18,298	clears the bar	$21,500	1.2 yrs	210
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$63,307	+$26,694	clears the bar	$27,000	1.0 yrs	200
Accounting	Master's Degree	$83,093	+$46,480	clears the bar	$27,333	0.6 yrs	196
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$47,797	+$11,184	clears the bar	$24,998	2.2 yrs	195
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$56,966	+$20,353	clears the bar	$29,153	1.4 yrs	191
Nursing	Master's Degree	$107,245	+$70,632	clears the bar	$34,165	0.5 yrs	189
Psychology	Associate's Degree	$37,200	+$587	clears the bar	$26,313	44.8 yrs	182
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$72,389	+$35,776	clears the bar	$29,384	0.8 yrs	179
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,061	+$14,448	clears the bar	$23,375	1.6 yrs	176
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$74,482	+$37,869	clears the bar	$39,546	1.0 yrs	162
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$69,247	+$32,634	clears the bar	$30,556	0.9 yrs	160
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$56,550	+$19,937	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	140
History	Master's Degree	$59,708	+$23,095	clears the bar	$31,075	1.3 yrs	136
International Relations	Master's Degree	$54,227 1-year earnings	+$17,614	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	133
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$27,637 1-year earnings	-$8,976	falls short	$25,000	insufficient data	123
Business	Associate's Degree	$54,647	+$18,034	clears the bar	$25,000	1.4 yrs	118
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	$57,573	+$20,960	clears the bar	$34,166	1.6 yrs	116
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$57,678	+$21,065	clears the bar	$32,189	1.5 yrs	114
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	$58,750	+$22,137	clears the bar	$27,333	1.2 yrs	109
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Master's Degree	$107,828	+$71,215	clears the bar	$28,195	0.4 yrs	105
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	$45,974 1-year earnings	+$9,361	clears the bar	$26,191	2.8 yrs	102
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,666	+$14,053	clears the bar	$21,500	1.5 yrs	101
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,241	+$10,628	clears the bar	$27,000	2.5 yrs	100
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$27,480	-$9,133	falls short	$20,001	insufficient data	100
Bible/Biblical Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,160	+$10,547	clears the bar	$20,956	2.0 yrs	100
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$48,589	+$11,976	clears the bar	$30,616	2.6 yrs	95
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$42,960	+$6,347	clears the bar	$27,000	4.3 yrs	93
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$70,534 1-year earnings	+$33,921	clears the bar	$63,056	1.9 yrs	89
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$58,969	+$22,356	clears the bar	$29,164	1.3 yrs	89
Religion/Religious Studies	Associate's Degree	$51,737	+$15,124	clears the bar	$26,834	1.8 yrs	86
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$84,228	+$47,615	clears the bar	$27,216	0.6 yrs	82
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$78,054	+$41,441	clears the bar	$27,994	0.7 yrs	80
Design	Master's Degree	$112,935	+$76,322	clears the bar	$30,991	0.4 yrs	79
Bible/Biblical Studies	Master's Degree	$38,739 1-year earnings	+$2,126	clears the bar	$29,947	14.1 yrs	78
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$75,900	+$39,287	clears the bar	$31,512	0.8 yrs	77
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$53,516	+$16,903	clears the bar	$37,332	2.2 yrs	77
Marketing	Master's Degree	$63,586	+$26,973	clears the bar	$34,165	1.3 yrs	76
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	$46,531	+$9,918	clears the bar	$22,827	2.3 yrs	73
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$51,877	+$15,264	clears the bar	$21,361	1.4 yrs	69
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	$51,701	+$15,088	clears the bar	$23,750	1.6 yrs	61
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$53,803	+$17,190	clears the bar	$27,193	1.6 yrs	60
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$48,926	+$12,313	clears the bar	$26,000	2.1 yrs	58
Military Systems and Maintenance Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$66,126 1-year earnings	+$29,513	clears the bar	$18,147	0.6 yrs	57
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,129	+$52,516	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	56
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$33,736	-$2,877	falls short	$25,000	insufficient data	51
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$46,899	+$10,286	clears the bar	$27,000	2.6 yrs	50
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	$71,436	+$34,823	clears the bar	$21,750	0.6 yrs	50
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$43,025	+$6,412	clears the bar	$22,500	3.5 yrs	50
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$50,891	+$14,278	clears the bar	$20,707	1.5 yrs	49
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,257	+$8,644	clears the bar	$23,500	2.7 yrs	41
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$45,734	+$9,121	clears the bar	$23,833	2.6 yrs	38
Music	Master's Degree	$46,324	+$9,711	clears the bar	$34,061	3.5 yrs	36
Biology	Master's Degree	$72,854	+$36,241	clears the bar	$32,683	0.9 yrs	35
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$55,451	+$18,838	clears the bar	$34,166	1.8 yrs	33
Management Information Systems	Associate's Degree	$56,274	+$19,661	clears the bar	$23,167	1.2 yrs	32
Religious Music and Worship	Master's Degree	$42,890	+$6,277	clears the bar	$40,594	6.5 yrs	31
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$38,332	+$1,719	clears the bar	$23,250	13.5 yrs	27
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$38,226	+$1,613	clears the bar	$22,500	13.9 yrs	27
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$46,274	+$9,661	clears the bar	$24,259	2.5 yrs	27
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$49,103	+$12,490	clears the bar	$27,000	2.2 yrs	26
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$85,569 1-year earnings	+$48,956	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,103	+$4,490	clears the bar	$24,393	5.4 yrs	25
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$40,897	+$4,284	clears the bar	$20,289	4.7 yrs	22
English	Bachelor's Degree	$42,576	+$5,963	clears the bar	$24,957	4.2 yrs	19
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,244	+$52,631	clears the bar	$26,899	0.5 yrs	17
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$81,095	+$44,482	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	17
Religious Education	Master's Degree	$49,751	+$13,138	clears the bar	$48,041	3.7 yrs	14
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$51,940	+$15,327	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$41,811	+$5,198	clears the bar	$25,125	4.8 yrs	12
Education	Master's Degree	$57,647	+$21,034	clears the bar	$34,166	1.6 yrs	11
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	$101,349	+$64,736	clears the bar	$31,538	0.5 yrs	11
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$41,664	+$5,051	clears the bar	$40,088	7.9 yrs	6
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$48,109	+$11,496	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Outdoor Education	Bachelor's Degree	$17,960 1-year earnings	-$18,653	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,928	+$58,315	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$36,290	-$323	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Education, Other	Associate's Degree	$39,644	+$3,031	clears the bar	$25,834	8.5 yrs	insufficient data
Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$176,742	+$140,129	clears the bar	$264,232	1.9 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	363
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	236
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	210
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	173
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	173
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	144
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	105
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	88
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	80
Bible/Biblical Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	78
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Theology and Ministry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Religious Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Theology and Ministry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Air Transportation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Human Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,613/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.