SCHEV Home  >  Higher Ed Data  >    

Program Details
George Mason University

Systems Engineering (14.2701)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Systems and Industrial Engineering
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BS
2010 CIP Code: 142701

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  08/2005
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  01/2005
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1911511441
2019-20899235
2020-21838924
2021-22797425
2022-23636115

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.81143$ 6,254

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.3694




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
2018-19291241
2019-2029635
2020-2123124
2021-2221425
2022-2314115
Five Year Summary11624140
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 Years191303114010592140



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)10954%$121,134$141,691$166,614
2013-14 (8 years)12050%$123,150$142,741$163,200
2016-17 (5 years)19358%$97,206$116,592$136,873
2018-19 (3 years)21556%$84,244$96,284$114,399
2020-21 (18 months)20253%$68,469$80,960$93,330



Student Debt of Graduates
 Export to Excel
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1811253.6%$ 16,452$ 24,975$ 27,355$ 35,705
2014-15 to 2018-1911553.5%$ 16,326$ 24,954$ 27,710$ 34,278
2015-16 to 2019-2011652.3%$ 16,258$ 24,736$ 27,345$ 34,116
2016-17 to 2020-2110652.5%$ 16,577$ 25,677$ 29,274$ 38,274
2017-18 to 2021-228550.3%$ 16,326$ 24,954$ 27,585$ 33,953
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 2017-1811253.6%$ 16,452$ 25,539$ 29,122$ 38,776
2014-15 to 2018-1911553.5%$ 16,326$ 24,954$ 30,091$ 38,675
2015-16 to 2019-2011652.3%$ 16,326$ 24,739$ 29,979$ 39,309
2016-17 to 2020-2110652.5%$ 16,614$ 26,720$ 32,233$ 42,676
2017-18 to 2021-228550.3%$ 16,577$ 25,621$ 30,759$ 39,267


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


Share this page!
SCHEV • 101 N. 14TH St., James Monroe Bldg. • Richmond, VA 23219
Follow @SCHEVResearch on Twitter