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George Washington University

Critical Infrastructure Protection (43.0303)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Cybersecurity Strategy & Info Mgmt
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:  
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20835338
2020-21643932
2021-22412520
2022-23412414
2023-24352114

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 8,815




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
2018-19351348
2019-20221638
2020-21221032
2021-2211920
2022-238614
Five Year Summary9854152
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 Years72901915223647152



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)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)NaN
2016-17 (5 years)NaN
2018-19 (3 years)8429%$101,731$154,347$204,602
2020-21 (18 months)15435%$86,354$127,246$164,774



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 2017-181027.8%$ 10,250$ 20,934$ 21,906$ 34,167
2014-15 to 2018-192226.2%$ 18,748$ 24,677$ 25,477$ 34,167
2015-16 to 2019-203831.1%$ 22,525$ 30,750$ 27,494$ 30,750
2016-17 to 2020-215032.5%$ 20,500$ 30,750$ 28,364$ 31,500
2017-18 to 2021-225432.9%$ 23,120$ 30,750$ 29,184$ 30,840
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 2017-181027.8%$ 10,250$ 20,934$ 23,402$ 37,221
2014-15 to 2018-192226.2%$ 18,748$ 27,149$ 31,104$ 37,221
2015-16 to 2019-203831.1%$ 23,120$ 30,750$ 34,195$ 41,500
2016-17 to 2020-215032.5%$ 25,437$ 30,850$ 35,159$ 42,040
2017-18 to 2021-225432.9%$ 28,694$ 30,850$ 36,995$ 42,040


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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