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George Washington University

Legal Assistant/Paralegal (22.0302)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Paralegal Studies
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MPS
2010 CIP Code: 

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:
Off-Campus:NoYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  
Date Program Placed on Probation:  
Date Program Closed:  
This program can be completed solely via distance education.
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2020611
2020-21971
2021-22662
2022-23870
2023-24320

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation




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
2019-203811
2020-21011
2021-22112
Five Year Summary41014
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 Years06021403314



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
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)NaN
2014-15 (8 years)NaN
2017-18 (5 years)NaN
2019-20 (3 years)640%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-201856.2%$ 20,169$ 20,500$ 22,821$ 30,750
2016-17 to 2020-211957.6%$ 17,000$ 20,500$ 22,160$ 30,750
2017-18 to 2021-221860.0%$ 17,000$ 20,500$ 23,979$ 30,750
2018-19 to 2022-231359.1%$ 20,500$ 23,700$ 26,840$ 30,750
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
2015-16 to 2019-201856.2%$ 20,500$ 26,209$ 30,426$ 36,299
2016-17 to 2020-211957.6%$ 20,500$ 25,500$ 29,785$ 36,299
2017-18 to 2021-221860.0%$ 20,500$ 28,834$ 32,920$ 36,299
2018-19 to 2022-231359.1%$ 23,700$ 30,750$ 36,292$ 36,299


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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