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George Washington 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: MA
2010 CIP Code: 131001

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  07/2004
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19992
2019-201281
2020-2116117
2021-22651
2022-23420

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 5,962




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
2018-19022
2019-20011
2020-21437
2021-22101
Five Year Summary5611
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 Years18001102011



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)13015%
2013-14 (8 years)9917%$66,868$77,108$83,969
2016-17 (5 years)3926%$52,285$65,664$75,921
2018-19 (3 years)4328%$45,744$67,963$71,875
2020-21 (18 months)3324%



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 2017-183073.2%$ 10,250$ 15,584$ 19,027$ 26,167
2014-15 to 2018-193274.4%$ 10,250$ 17,667$ 20,419$ 28,455
2015-16 to 2019-202674.3%$ 10,250$ 13,667$ 20,538$ 34,100
2016-17 to 2020-212266.7%$ 10,250$ 13,667$ 19,725$ 28,460
2017-18 to 2021-221150.0%$ 20,500$ 28,460$ 28,578$ 41,000
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 2017-183073.2%$ 13,667$ 22,510$ 23,797$ 37,345
2014-15 to 2018-193274.4%$ 13,667$ 24,900$ 25,516$ 37,640
2015-16 to 2019-202674.3%$ 13,667$ 19,125$ 24,685$ 37,705
2016-17 to 2020-212266.7%$ 13,667$ 19,125$ 24,605$ 31,565
2017-18 to 2021-221150.0%$ 25,250$ 31,565$ 35,296$ 46,581


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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