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Program Details
George Mason University
Public Policy Analysis, General (44.0501)
Master's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Public Policy

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

Degree Title: MPP

2010 CIP Code: 440501

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	Yes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: 09/2002

This program can be completed solely via distance education.

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	189	115	72
2019-20	190	115	64
2020-21	203	134	71
2021-22	219	144	84
2022-23	194	111	74

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
		$ 5,900

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	45	19	64
2020-21	43	28	71
2021-22	52	32	84
2022-23	55	19	74
Five Year Summary	244	121	365

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	30	41	2	32	365	41	196	15	365

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)	602	20%	$97,007	$126,584	$184,200
2013-14 (8 years)	684	20%	$81,000	$120,766	$165,498
2016-17 (5 years)	636	24%	$72,853	$98,187	$130,159
2018-19 (3 years)	511	27%	$66,005	$89,088	$131,107
2020-21 (18 months)	386	27%	$47,630	$72,114	$97,429

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	333	55.2%	$ 27,750	$ 40,568	$ 38,215	$ 50,578
2014-15 to 2018-19	269	52.6%	$ 26,795	$ 40,564	$ 37,467	$ 50,290
2015-16 to 2019-20	208	48.4%	$ 24,902	$ 40,564	$ 38,161	$ 50,705
2016-17 to 2020-21	169	43.8%	$ 20,741	$ 40,553	$ 36,839	$ 50,705
2017-18 to 2021-22	164	42.9%	$ 20,565	$ 40,150	$ 37,308	$ 48,124

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	333	55.2%	$ 29,775	$ 47,840	$ 50,181	$ 65,491
2014-15 to 2018-19	269	52.6%	$ 28,111	$ 44,143	$ 48,650	$ 62,751
2015-16 to 2019-20	208	48.4%	$ 26,172	$ 43,910	$ 48,466	$ 60,850
2016-17 to 2020-21	169	43.8%	$ 21,250	$ 40,564	$ 46,274	$ 60,846
2017-18 to 2021-22	164	42.9%	$ 22,516	$ 40,564	$ 46,890	$ 60,847

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.