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George Mason University

Environmental Science (03.0104)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Environmental Science and Policy
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MS
2010 CIP Code: 030104

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  08/2002
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  02/2012
Date Program Placed on Probation:  BCHE
Date Program Closed:  
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20612622
2020-21552814
2021-2256309
2022-23512213
2023-24412013

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 5,152




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
2018-1911314
2019-2019322
2020-219514
2021-22639
2022-237613
Five Year Summary522072
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 Years430572253372



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)1937%
2013-14 (8 years)5925%$65,451$81,095$103,350
2016-17 (5 years)10228%$58,741$75,444$94,079
2018-19 (3 years)8834%$47,492$64,705$82,145
2020-21 (18 months)7637%$34,489$56,938$96,780



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 2017-183232.0%$ 17,750$ 26,912$ 32,540$ 40,796
2014-15 to 2018-192730.7%$ 12,500$ 23,893$ 32,927$ 40,796
2015-16 to 2019-202730.7%$ 17,000$ 27,706$ 33,823$ 40,796
2016-17 to 2020-212228.9%$ 20,036$ 30,293$ 34,158$ 40,564
2017-18 to 2021-221926.8%$ 23,893$ 30,674$ 35,286$ 40,564
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 2017-183232.0%$ 18,050$ 35,632$ 38,810$ 48,854
2014-15 to 2018-192730.7%$ 12,500$ 23,893$ 39,413$ 50,728
2015-16 to 2019-202730.7%$ 17,000$ 27,706$ 39,833$ 50,728
2016-17 to 2020-212228.9%$ 20,036$ 30,293$ 37,159$ 40,566
2017-18 to 2021-221926.8%$ 23,893$ 30,674$ 40,053$ 40,566


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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