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George Mason University

Visual and Performing Arts, General (50.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Art and Visual Technology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BFA/BA
2010 CIP Code: 500101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1982
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  02/2011
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1935331676
2019-2036733985
2020-21446407101
2021-22497446113
2022-23524471140

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.57128$ 3,057

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.4385




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
2018-1967976
2019-2079685
2020-219110101
2021-221085113
2022-2313010140
Five Year Summary47540515
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 Years174709351510021310515



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)60142%$46,336$70,694$96,435
2013-14 (8 years)62445%$46,027$70,210$91,679
2016-17 (5 years)57745%$36,131$56,421$75,673
2018-19 (3 years)49650%$28,387$48,065$63,783
2020-21 (18 months)79953%$39,954$64,247$97,246



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 2017-1831758.0%$ 16,487$ 26,675$ 29,045$ 36,110
2014-15 to 2018-1928157.1%$ 15,841$ 26,720$ 30,421$ 39,088
2015-16 to 2019-2026056.6%$ 17,400$ 26,720$ 31,049$ 38,992
2016-17 to 2020-2126759.6%$ 16,576$ 26,720$ 31,451$ 40,824
2017-18 to 2021-2226656.5%$ 15,342$ 26,718$ 29,992$ 37,180
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 2017-1831758.0%$ 17,500$ 28,414$ 34,671$ 45,374
2014-15 to 2018-1928157.1%$ 16,328$ 28,701$ 36,273$ 47,570
2015-16 to 2019-2026156.9%$ 18,554$ 30,020$ 38,186$ 50,235
2016-17 to 2020-2126859.8%$ 17,079$ 29,729$ 39,224$ 51,012
2017-18 to 2021-2226856.9%$ 16,204$ 29,003$ 38,093$ 50,005


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