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Program Details
George Mason University
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism (13.1013)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Autism Spectrum Disorders

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

Degree Title: GRAD CERT

2010 CIP Code: 131013

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	No

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: 12/2008

This program can be completed solely via distance education.

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	135	61	59
2019-20	140	75	62
2020-21	180	91	38
2021-22	210	102	26
2022-23	111	52	16

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.14	12	$ 5,670

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	52	7	59
2019-20	47	15	62
2020-21	21	17	38
2021-22	14	12	26
2022-23	3	13	16
Five Year Summary	137	64	201

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	1	25	0	14	201	16	111	28	201

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)	309	50%	$71,783	$83,147	$94,336
2013-14 (8 years)	538	57%	$72,638	$81,528	$90,113
2016-17 (5 years)	434	63%	$71,551	$77,835	$83,990
2018-19 (3 years)	302	69%	$67,281	$74,207	$80,237
2020-21 (18 months)	254	71%	$63,701	$70,081	$76,142

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	111	32.0%	$ 12,090	$ 20,286	$ 24,438	$ 36,647
2014-15 to 2018-19	94	31.3%	$ 16,138	$ 21,509	$ 27,245	$ 40,564
2015-16 to 2019-20	86	32.1%	$ 17,836	$ 22,991	$ 28,355	$ 40,564
2016-17 to 2020-21	88	34.9%	$ 19,612	$ 30,301	$ 30,472	$ 40,566
2017-18 to 2021-22	78	35.0%	$ 19,988	$ 32,270	$ 31,160	$ 40,566

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	112	32.3%	$ 13,812	$ 21,124	$ 27,690	$ 40,499
2014-15 to 2018-19	95	31.7%	$ 17,177	$ 27,216	$ 30,046	$ 40,564
2015-16 to 2019-20	87	32.5%	$ 17,836	$ 26,400	$ 30,776	$ 40,564
2016-17 to 2020-21	89	35.3%	$ 19,988	$ 30,423	$ 33,390	$ 40,566
2017-18 to 2021-22	79	35.4%	$ 19,988	$ 33,806	$ 33,840	$ 40,567

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.