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Program Details
George Mason University
Applied Behavior Analysis (42.2814)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Applied Behavior Analysis

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

Degree Title: GRAD CERT

2010 CIP Code: 131001

	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
2019-20	203	113	135
2020-21	209	128	170
2021-22	231	122	120
2022-23	189	107	105
2023-24	142	85	96

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
1.71	19	$ 4,588

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
2018-19	17	9	26
2019-20	75	60	135
2020-21	73	97	170
2021-22	57	63	120
2022-23	43	62	105
Five Year Summary	265	291	556

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	11	91	2	35	556	45	267	87	556

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 Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)		NaN
2013-14 (8 years)		NaN
2016-17 (5 years)		NaN
2018-19 (3 years)	26	58%	$70,671	$81,048	$91,074
2020-21 (18 months)	331	48%	$42,328	$59,136	$75,381

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	102	41.6%	$ 20,282	$ 30,425	$ 31,887	$ 40,564
2014-15 to 2018-19	11	42.3%	$ 19,787	$ 37,712	$ 39,902	$ 55,896
2015-16 to 2019-20	98	60.9%	$ 20,284	$ 30,425	$ 32,041	$ 37,712
2016-17 to 2020-21	218	65.9%	$ 20,913	$ 31,504	$ 32,496	$ 40,566
2017-18 to 2021-22	301	66.7%	$ 20,660	$ 31,409	$ 32,252	$ 40,566

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
2013-14 to 2017-18	103	42.0%	$ 20,282	$ 33,715	$ 36,233	$ 45,515
2014-15 to 2018-19	11	42.3%	$ 19,787	$ 37,712	$ 39,902	$ 55,896
2015-16 to 2019-20	98	60.9%	$ 20,482	$ 30,559	$ 34,213	$ 40,566
2016-17 to 2020-21	218	65.9%	$ 22,263	$ 32,760	$ 34,795	$ 40,568
2017-18 to 2021-22	302	67.0%	$ 22,324	$ 33,044	$ 34,624	$ 40,568

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.