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George Mason University

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration (43.0103)
Master'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: MA
2010 CIP Code: 430103

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  05/2005
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  09/2004
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-201488
2020-21746
2021-22431
2022-23432
2023-24951

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 5,481




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
2018-19628
2019-20268
2020-21516
2021-22011
2022-23112
Five Year Summary141125
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 Years121225117025



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)1817%
2013-14 (8 years)4020%
2016-17 (5 years)5730%$67,043$78,164$94,513
2018-19 (3 years)4844%$58,306$71,547$79,101
2020-21 (18 months)4337%$41,428$54,093$79,517



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 2017-181836.7%$ 26,851$ 34,949$ 37,813$ 40,568
2014-15 to 2018-191735.4%$ 26,851$ 40,564$ 39,816$ 40,568
2015-16 to 2019-201637.2%$ 20,282$ 34,949$ 37,302$ 40,680
2016-17 to 2020-211534.9%$ 20,282$ 32,648$ 35,898$ 40,796
2017-18 to 2021-221236.4%$ 20,085$ 34,381$ 36,810$ 45,151
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 2017-181836.7%$ 26,851$ 36,521$ 53,660$ 81,071
2014-15 to 2018-191735.4%$ 26,851$ 40,564$ 56,166$ 81,071
2015-16 to 2019-201637.2%$ 20,282$ 34,949$ 46,789$ 57,107
2016-17 to 2020-211534.9%$ 20,282$ 32,648$ 45,214$ 61,603
2017-18 to 2021-221236.4%$ 20,085$ 34,381$ 48,455$ 68,121


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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