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Program Details
George Mason University
Special Education and Teaching, General. (13.1001)
Master's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Special Education

Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees

Degree Title: MED

2010 CIP Code: 131001

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	No

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: 09/1975

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	725	448	273
2019-20	690	448	341
2020-21	643	438	326
2021-22	615	405	267
2022-23	588	369	252

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
		$ 5,241

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
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Total
2018-19	230	43	273
2019-20	269	72	341
2020-21	221	105	326
2021-22	194	73	267
2022-23	177	75	252
Five Year Summary	1,091	368	1,459

Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,

Year	Foreign/ International	African Am. or Black (NH)	Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)	Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)	Hispanic	White, Caucasian Am. (NH)	Multi-Race (NH)	Unknown/ Unreported (NH)	Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years	24	186	5	127	1,459	138	822	125	1,459

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 Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)	1,097	57%	$72,553	$85,061	$96,529
2013-14 (8 years)	1,100	57%	$71,077	$80,993	$90,645
2016-17 (5 years)	1,103	63%	$68,091	$76,425	$83,616
2018-19 (3 years)	1,117	71%	$64,886	$72,951	$80,252
2020-21 (18 months)	2,442	74%	$122,681	$135,812	$149,426

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	398	37.4%	$ 16,286	$ 27,040	$ 29,327	$ 40,564
2014-15 to 2018-19	420	37.6%	$ 17,726	$ 28,198	$ 29,899	$ 40,564
2015-16 to 2019-20	514	41.2%	$ 18,460	$ 28,199	$ 29,813	$ 40,564
2016-17 to 2020-21	601	43.4%	$ 20,282	$ 30,163	$ 30,298	$ 40,564
2017-18 to 2021-22	638	44.7%	$ 20,282	$ 29,848	$ 30,031	$ 40,564

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 Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	401	37.7%	$ 17,074	$ 29,196	$ 32,701	$ 42,066
2014-15 to 2018-19	423	37.9%	$ 18,460	$ 29,775	$ 32,631	$ 41,976
2015-16 to 2019-20	517	41.5%	$ 18,639	$ 29,582	$ 32,036	$ 40,566
2016-17 to 2020-21	602	43.5%	$ 20,282	$ 30,364	$ 32,323	$ 40,566
2017-18 to 2021-22	641	44.9%	$ 20,282	$ 30,202	$ 31,691	$ 40,566

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.