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George Mason University

Speech Communication and Rhetoric (09.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Communication
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 231001

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1980
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  01/2010
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20024596
2020-21537494160
2021-22459421153
2022-23423377139
2023-24368348105

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.73128

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.9269




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
2019-20752196
2020-2113030160
2021-2213419153
2022-2311425139
2023-249411105
Five Year Summary547106653
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 Years2310306865311528518653



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)1920%



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 2019-206466.7%$ 18,800$ 26,677$ 32,513$ 35,678
2016-17 to 2020-2115962.6%$ 13,676$ 24,777$ 27,695$ 32,953
2017-18 to 2021-2224259.5%$ 13,358$ 24,744$ 28,317$ 34,136
2018-19 to 2022-2332759.9%$ 13,111$ 24,646$ 28,881$ 34,045
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 2019-206466.7%$ 19,295$ 31,560$ 46,242$ 52,265
2016-17 to 2020-2115962.6%$ 13,854$ 26,718$ 37,217$ 43,294
2017-18 to 2021-2224359.7%$ 13,854$ 26,718$ 35,772$ 41,321
2018-19 to 2022-2332960.3%$ 13,390$ 25,728$ 35,898$ 42,549


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More Details on Degree Awards History.


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