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George Mason University

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (30.9999)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Interdisciplinary Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MAIS
2010 CIP Code: 309999

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1982
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191054530
2019-20612724
2020-21542715
2021-2259289
2022-23452212

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 5,326




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
2018-1925530
2019-2017724
2020-2110515
2021-22729
2022-2310212
Five Year Summary692190
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 Years5140590756190



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)34936%$66,230$86,032$105,814
2013-14 (8 years)16628%$56,374$73,346$100,105
2016-17 (5 years)16539%$47,779$66,879$88,410
2018-19 (3 years)16143%$52,282$62,850$94,530
2020-21 (18 months)12145%$39,561$57,000$81,698



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 2017-186842.0%$ 20,258$ 34,217$ 34,613$ 46,872
2014-15 to 2018-196942.9%$ 21,477$ 40,070$ 37,940$ 50,705
2015-16 to 2019-206242.5%$ 20,500$ 39,631$ 37,559$ 49,062
2016-17 to 2020-214940.5%$ 24,996$ 39,823$ 38,711$ 50,705
2017-18 to 2021-224239.3%$ 30,423$ 39,925$ 39,351$ 52,439
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 2017-186842.0%$ 20,282$ 38,673$ 42,224$ 58,968
2014-15 to 2018-196942.9%$ 23,184$ 40,568$ 46,456$ 62,579
2015-16 to 2019-206242.5%$ 23,184$ 40,048$ 44,477$ 54,112
2016-17 to 2020-214940.5%$ 30,176$ 40,070$ 44,736$ 54,112
2017-18 to 2021-224239.3%$ 30,426$ 40,194$ 45,528$ 55,560


More Details on Enrollment History.


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