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Program Details
George Mason University
Education, General (13.0101)
Doctor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Education

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

Degree Title: PHD

2010 CIP Code: 130101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: 09/1980

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	304	137	52
2019-20	285	130	41
2020-21	284	136	27
2021-22	300	134	32
2022-23	268	118	43

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
		$ 6,358

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	40	12	52
2019-20	31	10	41
2020-21	20	7	27
2021-22	26	6	32
2022-23	28	15	43
Five Year Summary	145	50	195

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	14	23	0	12	195	16	114	11	195

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)	111	49%	$84,092	$113,639	$131,594
2013-14 (8 years)	144	48%	$73,290	$103,544	$123,109
2016-17 (5 years)	207	48%	$80,232	$101,461	$120,941
2018-19 (3 years)	219	52%	$75,369	$97,659	$118,162
2020-21 (18 months)	206	50%	$64,990	$95,439	$116,739

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	73	35.4%	$ 20,959	$ 49,286	$ 51,074	$ 68,877
2014-15 to 2018-19	87	39.7%	$ 20,499	$ 41,652	$ 49,906	$ 70,528
2015-16 to 2019-20	91	40.6%	$ 21,834	$ 51,125	$ 52,762	$ 75,700
2016-17 to 2020-21	90	43.7%	$ 30,427	$ 58,539	$ 56,317	$ 81,519
2017-18 to 2021-22	84	42.4%	$ 30,431	$ 60,197	$ 59,108	$ 84,405

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	73	35.4%	$ 20,959	$ 56,749	$ 58,707	$ 85,399
2014-15 to 2018-19	87	39.7%	$ 20,500	$ 48,529	$ 61,203	$ 87,674
2015-16 to 2019-20	91	40.6%	$ 27,148	$ 56,749	$ 64,535	$ 87,746
2016-17 to 2020-21	90	43.7%	$ 31,806	$ 60,172	$ 70,489	$ 101,414
2017-18 to 2021-22	84	42.4%	$ 32,403	$ 60,803	$ 73,104	$ 101,421

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.