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George Mason University

Psychology, General (42.0101)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Psychology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MA
2010 CIP Code: 420101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-2012810072
2020-211149367
2021-2214210659
2022-231249377
2023-241088642

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




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
2019-20353772
2020-21323567
2021-22342559
2022-23433477
2023-24192342
Five Year Summary163154317
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 Years2927035317361765317



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 YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)2850%
2014-15 (8 years)2740%
2017-18 (5 years)2700%
2019-20 (3 years)5840%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2013445.9%$ 26,219$ 37,577$ 33,401$ 40,564
2016-17 to 2020-2112842.7%$ 22,823$ 40,500$ 33,319$ 40,565
2017-18 to 2021-2212240.1%$ 20,776$ 40,255$ 33,136$ 40,566
2018-19 to 2022-2312939.0%$ 25,230$ 40,564$ 34,025$ 40,568
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
2015-16 to 2019-2013445.9%$ 30,176$ 40,564$ 44,913$ 56,564
2016-17 to 2020-2112842.7%$ 30,081$ 40,566$ 45,358$ 56,070
2017-18 to 2021-2212240.1%$ 30,176$ 40,568$ 46,908$ 59,722
2018-19 to 2022-2312939.0%$ 30,178$ 40,568$ 47,671$ 60,852


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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