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Program Details
George Mason University
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (30.0501)
Master's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Conflict Analysis and Resolution

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

Degree Title: MS

2010 CIP Code: 300501

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: 09/1982

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	148	95	72
2019-20	141	98	66
2020-21	130	86	71
2021-22	135	96	35
2022-23	138	97	74

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
		$ 2,482

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	49	23	72
2019-20	41	25	66
2020-21	33	38	71
2021-22	17	18	35
2022-23	29	45	74
Five Year Summary	169	149	318

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	28	50	0	14	318	29	174	16	318

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)	233	15%	$56,079	$85,668	$116,214
2013-14 (8 years)	289	18%	$50,604	$77,938	$120,705
2016-17 (5 years)	360	20%	$30,636	$72,335	$100,875
2018-19 (3 years)	358	21%	$32,695	$62,368	$84,645
2020-21 (18 months)	350	23%	$24,622	$50,303	$72,055

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	194	54.5%	$ 27,216	$ 40,564	$ 38,866	$ 49,556
2014-15 to 2018-19	200	55.9%	$ 25,398	$ 40,564	$ 38,786	$ 50,705
2015-16 to 2019-20	197	55.6%	$ 26,546	$ 40,564	$ 39,722	$ 50,705
2016-17 to 2020-21	189	54.0%	$ 20,284	$ 40,564	$ 37,854	$ 48,973
2017-18 to 2021-22	163	52.6%	$ 20,283	$ 40,070	$ 35,731	$ 45,078

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	195	54.8%	$ 34,380	$ 50,705	$ 54,952	$ 71,439
2014-15 to 2018-19	201	56.1%	$ 33,014	$ 45,680	$ 53,739	$ 70,916
2015-16 to 2019-20	198	55.9%	$ 34,380	$ 47,003	$ 54,384	$ 70,576
2016-17 to 2020-21	190	54.3%	$ 28,239	$ 42,340	$ 50,399	$ 66,280
2017-18 to 2021-22	163	52.6%	$ 20,284	$ 40,564	$ 45,644	$ 58,364

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.