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George Mason University

Real Estate (52.1501)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Real Estate Development
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MS
2010 CIP Code: 521501

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  12/2009
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  01/2009
Date Program Closed:  
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20442720
2020-21402611
2021-22513112
2022-23462917
2023-24442721

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
2019-2015520
2020-219211
2021-2211112
2022-2313417
2023-2412921
Five Year Summary602181
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 Years6150881740581



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)210%
2014-15 (8 years)530%
2017-18 (5 years)850%
2019-20 (3 years)1960%



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 2019-203131.6%$ 40,011$ 45,121$ 43,479$ 50,705
2016-17 to 2020-213436.6%$ 40,011$ 40,566$ 43,089$ 50,705
2017-18 to 2021-222934.9%$ 30,671$ 40,566$ 41,603$ 50,705
2018-19 to 2022-232832.9%$ 31,770$ 40,567$ 41,386$ 50,705
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 2019-203131.6%$ 40,564$ 50,628$ 48,384$ 58,276
2016-17 to 2020-213436.6%$ 40,564$ 47,219$ 47,251$ 50,707
2017-18 to 2021-222934.9%$ 33,114$ 43,041$ 44,959$ 50,707
2018-19 to 2022-232832.9%$ 36,398$ 44,969$ 43,996$ 50,706


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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