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Program Details
George Mason University
Criminal Justice/Police Science (43.0107)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Criminology, Law, and Society

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

Degree Title: BS/BA

2010 CIP Code: 430107

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	No

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2017-18	1,187	1,162	328
2018-19	1,256	1,199	358
2019-20	1,275	1,225	384
2020-21	1,264	1,226	363
2021-22	1,242	553	334

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
		$ 3,462

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
2017-18	284	44	328
2018-19	289	69	358
2019-20	327	57	384
2020-21	291	72	363
2021-22	286	48	334
Five Year Summary	1,477	290	1,767

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	28	193	4	172	1,767	440	783	49	1,767

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
Graduation Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2009-10 (10 years)	755	46%	$52,857	$70,992	$98,749
2011-12 (8 years)	791	49%	$50,133	$65,470	$88,398
2014-15 (5 years)	1,118	54%	$45,100	$61,303	$81,730
2016-17 (3 years)	1,456	56%	$38,418	$52,135	$67,227
2018-19 (18 months)	1,668	61%	$25,466	$39,346	$53,496

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2012-13 to 2016-17	900	62.1%	$ 13,887	$ 24,118	$ 27,441	$ 32,784
2013-14 to 2017-18	989	63.6%	$ 13,855	$ 23,994	$ 28,190	$ 33,855
2014-15 to 2018-19	1,043	63.1%	$ 14,840	$ 24,736	$ 29,180	$ 35,197
2015-16 to 2019-20	1,082	62.9%	$ 14,840	$ 24,736	$ 29,606	$ 34,722
2016-17 to 2020-21	1,091	62.6%	$ 13,955	$ 24,246	$ 29,244	$ 34,494

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
2012-13 to 2016-17	904	62.4%	$ 14,844	$ 25,926	$ 35,066	$ 43,215
2013-14 to 2017-18	992	63.8%	$ 14,845	$ 26,400	$ 35,509	$ 43,860
2014-15 to 2018-19	1,045	63.2%	$ 15,338	$ 26,720	$ 37,617	$ 47,168
2015-16 to 2019-20	1,084	63.0%	$ 15,400	$ 26,720	$ 38,418	$ 48,041
2016-17 to 2020-21	1,093	62.7%	$ 14,846	$ 26,718	$ 38,790	$ 48,065

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.