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Program Details
George Mason University
Psychology, General (42.0101)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Psychology

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

Degree Title: BA/BS

2010 CIP Code: 420101

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	Yes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

This program can be completed solely via distance education.

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2020-21	1,371	1,333	371
2021-22	1,438	1,332	405
2022-23	1,434	1,332	383
2023-24	1,443	1,384	351
2024-25	1,503	1,405	394

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

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

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
2020-21	332	39	371
2021-22	355	50	405
2022-23	341	42	383
2023-24	301	50	351
2024-25	337	57	394
Five Year Summary	1,666	238	1,904

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	65	226	3	271	1,904	440	730	52	1,904

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 Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)
2012-13 (10 years)	1,641	0%
2014-15 (8 years)	1,781	0%
2017-18 (5 years)	1,786	0%
2019-20 (3 years)	3,456	0%

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-20	1,060	61.3%	$ 14,571	$ 24,180	$ 27,411	$ 32,702
2016-17 to 2020-21	1,086	61.1%	$ 13,855	$ 23,558	$ 27,111	$ 33,115
2017-18 to 2021-22	1,107	60.3%	$ 13,360	$ 23,009	$ 27,370	$ 33,332
2018-19 to 2022-23	1,114	60.1%	$ 12,866	$ 22,760	$ 27,213	$ 32,560
2019-20 to 2023-24	1,050	56.8%	$ 12,866	$ 22,764	$ 27,026	$ 32,418

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
2015-16 to 2019-20	1,063	61.5%	$ 14,844	$ 26,714	$ 33,588	$ 43,814
2016-17 to 2020-21	1,088	61.2%	$ 14,713	$ 26,189	$ 33,780	$ 44,298
2017-18 to 2021-22	1,109	60.4%	$ 14,103	$ 25,732	$ 34,340	$ 44,527
2018-19 to 2022-23	1,118	60.3%	$ 13,704	$ 24,833	$ 34,751	$ 45,359
2019-20 to 2023-24	1,055	57.0%	$ 13,605	$ 25,784	$ 34,931	$ 45,955

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.