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George Mason University

Sustainability Studies (30.3301)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: XXXXXX

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  08/2010
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  05/2010
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1913614229
2019-2015614735
2020-2115015133
2021-2213613247
2022-2312211825

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.30123$ 2,481

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.4377




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
2018-1924529
2019-2028735
2020-2128533
2021-2239847
2022-2320525
Five Year Summary13930169
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 Years29011169241085169



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)1856%$44,004$67,810$81,251
2016-17 (5 years)7755%$42,995$58,358$73,374
2018-19 (3 years)10735%$29,901$43,013$57,860
2020-21 (18 months)13945%$19,758$37,368$47,153



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 2017-185762.6%$ 13,362$ 24,400$ 24,692$ 26,780
2014-15 to 2018-196762.6%$ 13,606$ 25,571$ 26,711$ 30,680
2015-16 to 2019-208062.5%$ 13,731$ 25,651$ 27,014$ 30,906
2016-17 to 2020-218762.6%$ 13,855$ 24,742$ 26,804$ 30,680
2017-18 to 2021-229558.3%$ 15,092$ 25,571$ 28,922$ 32,427
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 2017-185762.6%$ 15,500$ 24,744$ 33,802$ 46,477
2014-15 to 2018-196762.6%$ 16,083$ 26,716$ 38,658$ 50,734
2015-16 to 2019-208163.3%$ 16,083$ 25,972$ 37,158$ 49,640
2016-17 to 2020-218863.3%$ 16,326$ 25,651$ 37,201$ 43,590
2017-18 to 2021-229658.9%$ 18,391$ 27,115$ 40,583$ 54,343


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