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George Mason University

Curriculum and Instruction (13.0301)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Teaching Certificate
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: CERT
2010 CIP Code: 130301

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  03/2011
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191176597
2019-201367078
2020-211577371
2021-221707028
2022-23853318

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.0914$ 5,145




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
2018-19742397
2019-20681078
2020-21551671
2021-2224428
2022-2315318
Five Year Summary23656292
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 Years424036292281878292



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)38962%$69,347$85,245$98,942
2013-14 (8 years)28055%$67,767$78,668$91,580
2016-17 (5 years)28759%$65,347$72,960$82,194
2018-19 (3 years)28963%$62,515$69,125$74,991
2020-21 (18 months)34173%$61,085$65,547$71,522



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 2017-1810945.4%$ 18,489$ 30,439$ 33,022$ 42,258
2014-15 to 2018-1912342.6%$ 18,010$ 30,423$ 32,382$ 40,582
2015-16 to 2019-2013141.3%$ 17,314$ 29,582$ 31,527$ 40,564
2016-17 to 2020-2113339.0%$ 17,314$ 29,582$ 31,670$ 40,564
2017-18 to 2021-2212438.5%$ 16,976$ 26,998$ 29,979$ 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 PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1810945.4%$ 20,282$ 32,328$ 37,281$ 48,974
2014-15 to 2018-1912342.6%$ 18,035$ 30,423$ 35,991$ 48,057
2015-16 to 2019-2013141.3%$ 17,811$ 29,682$ 33,475$ 45,148
2016-17 to 2020-2113339.0%$ 17,811$ 29,682$ 32,635$ 42,893
2017-18 to 2021-2212438.5%$ 17,347$ 27,601$ 30,811$ 40,566


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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