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George Mason University

Law (22.0101)
First Professional Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Law
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: JD
2010 CIP Code: 220101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1979
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19543506173
2019-20496457172
2020-21488460158
2021-22606569148
2022-23610571160

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 6,376




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
2018-199182173
2019-2070102172
2020-216098158
2021-226088148
2022-236595160
Five Year Summary346465811
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 Years12141588115660821811



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)1,05223%$101,367$154,440$233,250
2013-14 (8 years)1,05424%$83,628$124,207$182,082
2016-17 (5 years)88227%$77,336$104,599$145,882
2018-19 (3 years)74430%$77,083$102,052$133,691
2020-21 (18 months)79033%$55,042$77,907$103,637



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 2017-1854071.4%$ 47,733$ 60,849$ 55,465$ 61,082
2014-15 to 2018-1948765.5%$ 44,026$ 60,846$ 54,383$ 60,850
2015-16 to 2019-2048363.4%$ 40,568$ 60,846$ 53,625$ 60,848
2016-17 to 2020-2149562.7%$ 40,778$ 60,846$ 53,946$ 60,848
2017-18 to 2021-2248661.8%$ 40,568$ 60,846$ 52,998$ 60,850
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 2017-1854271.7%$ 64,813$ 110,863$ 112,574$ 156,047
2014-15 to 2018-1948965.7%$ 60,846$ 97,026$ 100,899$ 141,706
2015-16 to 2019-2048463.5%$ 58,148$ 82,379$ 90,612$ 126,061
2016-17 to 2020-2149762.9%$ 57,388$ 75,207$ 85,228$ 113,478
2017-18 to 2021-2248762.0%$ 54,910$ 72,209$ 82,060$ 109,988


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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