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Program Details
George Mason University
International Relations and Affairs (45.0901)
Master's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Global Commerce and Policy

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

Degree Title: MA

2010 CIP Code: 450901

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: 12/1992

Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy) 07/1992

This program can be completed solely via distance education.

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	100	65	49
2019-20	66	40	43
2020-21	56	36	19
2021-22	61	38	23
2022-23	68	41	23

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
		$ 8,241

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	30	19	49
2019-20	30	13	43
2020-21	11	8	19
2021-22	21	2	23
2022-23	19	4	23
Five Year Summary	111	46	157

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	23	22	1	15	157	18	67	8	157

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)	485	23%	$77,513	$121,632	$158,808
2013-14 (8 years)	434	25%	$77,737	$117,031	$162,537
2016-17 (5 years)	318	29%	$76,605	$98,129	$141,286
2018-19 (3 years)	255	27%	$57,003	$82,861	$116,179
2020-21 (18 months)	189	31%	$49,178	$75,822	$92,840

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	155	53.4%	$ 28,766	$ 40,366	$ 37,128	$ 42,523
2014-15 to 2018-19	126	49.4%	$ 30,172	$ 40,075	$ 37,305	$ 40,582
2015-16 to 2019-20	109	46.6%	$ 30,176	$ 40,564	$ 37,292	$ 40,568
2016-17 to 2020-21	77	40.7%	$ 22,262	$ 40,564	$ 35,971	$ 40,568
2017-18 to 2021-22	63	35.2%	$ 21,558	$ 40,318	$ 36,546	$ 45,266

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	156	53.8%	$ 30,423	$ 42,580	$ 48,317	$ 62,437
2014-15 to 2018-19	127	49.8%	$ 30,423	$ 40,568	$ 48,445	$ 60,864
2015-16 to 2019-20	109	46.6%	$ 30,423	$ 40,565	$ 46,783	$ 58,607
2016-17 to 2020-21	77	40.7%	$ 24,810	$ 40,564	$ 43,796	$ 55,220
2017-18 to 2021-22	63	35.2%	$ 22,262	$ 40,564	$ 46,762	$ 56,982

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.