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Program Details
George Mason University
Psychology, General (42.0101)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Psychology

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

Degree Title: BA/BS

2010 CIP Code: 420101

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	Yes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

This program can be completed solely via distance education.

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	1,202	1,159	356
2019-20	1,251	1,189	340
2020-21	1,371	1,333	371
2021-22	1,438	1,332	405
2022-23	1,434	1,332	383

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.32	124	$ 2,833

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)	Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.90	73

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	318	38	356
2019-20	299	41	340
2020-21	332	39	371
2021-22	355	50	405
2022-23	341	42	383
Five Year Summary	1,645	210	1,855

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	55	232	6	240	1,855	423	757	38	1,855

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)	1,568	45%	$52,099	$72,067	$89,751
2013-14 (8 years)	1,721	50%	$47,157	$67,094	$83,932
2016-17 (5 years)	1,810	54%	$39,880	$58,318	$72,966
2018-19 (3 years)	1,775	55%	$30,318	$47,512	$64,441
2020-21 (18 months)	1,778	59%	$22,031	$35,545	$48,794

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	1,065	61.0%	$ 14,844	$ 23,752	$ 26,442	$ 31,730
2014-15 to 2018-19	1,073	61.8%	$ 14,802	$ 23,498	$ 26,974	$ 32,663
2015-16 to 2019-20	1,048	61.8%	$ 14,368	$ 23,753	$ 27,347	$ 32,740
2016-17 to 2020-21	1,073	61.5%	$ 13,854	$ 23,252	$ 27,015	$ 32,909
2017-18 to 2021-22	1,091	60.7%	$ 13,360	$ 22,938	$ 27,256	$ 33,149

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	1,068	61.2%	$ 14,913	$ 25,294	$ 31,880	$ 39,332
2014-15 to 2018-19	1,075	61.9%	$ 14,845	$ 25,290	$ 32,799	$ 41,184
2015-16 to 2019-20	1,051	62.0%	$ 14,844	$ 26,545	$ 33,520	$ 43,775
2016-17 to 2020-21	1,075	61.6%	$ 14,546	$ 25,732	$ 33,666	$ 44,287
2017-18 to 2021-22	1,093	60.8%	$ 13,982	$ 24,744	$ 34,231	$ 44,398

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.