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Program Details
George Mason University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General (26.0101)
Master's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Biology

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

Degree Title: MS

2010 CIP Code: 260101

	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	84	56	28
2019-20	88	61	32
2020-21	113	82	37
2021-22	109	74	39
2022-23	87	49	51

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
		$ 3,267

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	17	11	28
2019-20	20	12	32
2020-21	21	16	37
2021-22	23	16	39
2022-23	30	21	51
Five Year Summary	111	76	187

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	7	27	0	27	187	17	92	12	187

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)	36	25%
2013-14 (8 years)	51	18%
2016-17 (5 years)	75	32%	$39,405	$68,443	$85,156
2018-19 (3 years)	111	32%	$37,156	$61,631	$82,099
2020-21 (18 months)	143	29%	$27,826	$50,496	$76,666

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	32	34.4%	$ 19,812	$ 26,934	$ 31,767	$ 40,675
2014-15 to 2018-19	36	32.4%	$ 19,812	$ 33,001	$ 33,709	$ 40,675
2015-16 to 2019-20	40	32.5%	$ 20,282	$ 34,748	$ 34,252	$ 40,566
2016-17 to 2020-21	46	32.2%	$ 20,282	$ 38,055	$ 34,795	$ 40,566
2017-18 to 2021-22	55	33.1%	$ 20,284	$ 39,005	$ 34,487	$ 40,568

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	33	35.5%	$ 19,587	$ 26,871	$ 37,648	$ 50,705
2014-15 to 2018-19	37	33.3%	$ 19,587	$ 35,199	$ 47,765	$ 55,825
2015-16 to 2019-20	40	32.5%	$ 20,903	$ 37,882	$ 52,502	$ 66,057
2016-17 to 2020-21	46	32.2%	$ 20,637	$ 40,564	$ 54,189	$ 70,029
2017-18 to 2021-22	55	33.1%	$ 21,168	$ 40,564	$ 54,833	$ 72,968

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.