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George Mason University

Foreign Languages and Literatures, General (16.0101)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Foreign Languages
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MA
2010 CIP Code: 160101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1981
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1920117
2019-2016910
2020-211387
2021-221283
2022-231163

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 4,475




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
2018-19617
2019-2010010
2020-21707
2021-22213
2022-23303
Five Year Summary28230
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 Years0200301610230



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)5540%$65,110$87,562$110,185
2013-14 (8 years)5444%$58,412$76,106$98,927
2016-17 (5 years)4356%$64,689$75,713$89,307
2018-19 (3 years)3962%$44,420$70,374$79,280
2020-21 (18 months)4264%$41,194$61,268$80,149



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 2017-181843.9%$ 20,282$ 26,600$ 28,558$ 40,568
2014-15 to 2018-191435.9%$ 20,282$ 25,152$ 29,371$ 41,010
2015-16 to 2019-201638.1%$ 20,282$ 25,152$ 30,429$ 40,789
2016-17 to 2020-212047.6%$ 20,282$ 21,657$ 29,856$ 40,783
2017-18 to 2021-222054.1%$ 20,282$ 32,930$ 34,547$ 41,004
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 2017-181843.9%$ 20,286$ 28,183$ 32,359$ 45,559
2014-15 to 2018-191435.9%$ 20,282$ 29,569$ 33,173$ 45,559
2015-16 to 2019-201638.1%$ 20,777$ 29,569$ 32,689$ 43,064
2016-17 to 2020-212047.6%$ 20,282$ 26,319$ 31,664$ 40,783
2017-18 to 2021-222054.1%$ 20,777$ 37,755$ 35,780$ 43,279


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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