School Name | George Mason University (GMU) |
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Address | 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 |
Phone | 703-993-1000 |
Web | https://www2.gmu.edu |
Online Application | https://www2.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now |
Financial Info | https://www2.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid |
School Type | Public, 4 years |
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Tuition & Fees | $37,956 $16,644 for Virginia Residents |
Student Population | 11,124 |
Offered Degrees/Programs | Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice) |
Number of Programs | 186 graduate programs (29 programs available online learning) |
Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
Tuition & Fees | |
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Virginia Residents | $16,644 |
Out-of-State | $37,956 |
Tuition per Credit Hour | |
Virginia Residents | $694 |
Out-of-State | $1,579 |
Distance Learning (Online Classes) | 29 Online Programs Available |
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Special learning Opportunities |
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On-Campus Student Services |
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Virginia Residents | Out-of-State | |||
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Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
2017-2018 | $11,228 | $3,252 | $30,932 | $3,252 |
2018-2019 | $11,736 | $3,402 | $32,322 | $3,402 |
2019-2020 | $12,144 | $3,504 | $33,456 | $3,504 |
2020-2021 | $12,594 | $3,504 | $33,906 | $3,504 |
2021-2022 | $13,035 | $3,609 | $34,347 | $3,609 |
Residents | Out-of-State | |
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George Mason University | $16,644 | $37,956 |
All Graduate Schools | $11,040 | $19,187 |
Public | $11,040 | $20,146 |
Private | $19,294 | |
Virginia Graduate Schools | $14,613 | $19,170 |
Public | $14,613 | $27,804 |
Private | $17,502 |
Living On-Campus | Living Off-Campus | |||
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Room & Board | Other Expense | Room & Board | Other Expense | |
2017-2018 | $12,028 | $4,074 | $12,028 | $5,612 |
2018-2019 | $12,426 | $4,196 | $12,426 | $5,780 |
2019-2020 | $11,946 | $3,378 | $12,264 | $6,318 |
2020-2021 | $12,090 | $3,596 | $12,786 | $6,572 |
2021-2022 | $12,630 | $3,606 | $13,268 | $7,562 |
Virginia Residents | Out-of-State | |
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2017-2018 | $603 | $1,424 |
2018-2019 | $631 | $1,489 |
2019-2020 | $652 | $1,540 |
2020-2021 | $671 | $1,559 |
2021-2022 | $694 | $1,579 |
Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
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Master's Degree | 87 | 14 | 2,894 |
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship | 39 | 0 | 300 |
Doctor's degree - other | 1 | 0 | 135 |
Post Bachelor's Degree | 75 | 15 | 695 |
Total | 202 | 29 | 4,024 |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 82 | - |
Accounting | ✔ | 63 | - |
Special Education and Teaching | ✔ | 63 | $54,600 |
Curriculum and Instruction | ✔ | 48 | $51,800 |
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | ✔ | 44 | - |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Curriculum and Instruction | ✔ | 421 | $53,400 |
Special Education and Teaching | ✔ | 220 | $56,500 |
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration | ✕ | 119 | - |
Business Administration and Management | ✔ | 118 | $103,100 |
Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 117 | $64,300 |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Law | ✕ | 135 | - |
Education | ✕ | 46 | $81,600 |
Nursing Practice | ✕ | 24 | - |
Psychology | ✕ | 23 | - |
Economics | ✕ | 19 | - |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Natural Resources And Conservation [+] | ✕ | 12 completers | $52,800 |
Environmental Science | ✕ | 12 | - |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
African Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Near and Middle Eastern Studies | ✕ | 8 | - |
Communication and Journalism [+] | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 12 | - |
Communications Technologies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
✕ | 0 | - | |
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects | ✕ | 0 | - |
Computer And Information Sciences [+] | ✔ (4 completers) | 360 completers | $90,500 |
Computer and Information Sciences | ✔ | 84 | $90,500 |
Information Technology | ✔ | 63 | - |
Information Science/Studies | ✕ | 27 | - |
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration | ✕ | 119 | - |
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | ✔ | 52 | - |
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | ✕ | 15 | - |
Education [+] | ✔ (6 completers) | 825 completers | - |
Education | ✔ | 0 | - |
Curriculum and Instruction | ✔ | 421 | $53,400 |
Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 117 | $64,300 |
Special Education and Teaching | ✔ | 220 | $56,500 |
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | ✕ | 48 | $47,400 |
Art Teacher Education | ✕ | 7 | - |
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | ✕ | 12 | - |
Engineering [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 164 completers | - |
Engineering | ✔ | 0 | - |
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
Civil Engineering | ✕ | 37 | - |
Computer Engineering | ✕ | 25 | $96,700 |
Computer Software Engineering | ✕ | 39 | - |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 26 | - |
Systems Engineering | ✔ | 24 | - |
Construction Engineering | ✕ | 2 | - |
Industrial Engineering | ✕ | 11 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
Foreign Languages and Literatures | ✕ | 10 | - |
Legal Studies [+] | ✕ | 20 completers | - |
Law | ✕ | 0 | - |
Programs for Foreign Lawyers | ✕ | 6 | - |
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | ✕ | 1 | - |
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) | ✕ | 9 | - |
Legal Professions and Studies (other) | ✕ | 4 | - |
English Language And Literature [+] | ✕ | 67 completers | $55,100 |
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | $55,100 |
Creative Writing | ✕ | 27 | - |
English Literature (British and Commonwealth | ✕ | 40 | - |
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✔ (4 completers) | 55 completers | - |
Biology/Biological Sciences | ✔ | 30 | - |
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other) | ✔ | 14 | - |
Biometry/Biometrics | ✔ | 8 | - |
Biostatistics | ✕ | 2 | - |
Bioinformatics | ✕ | 1 | - |
Mathematics And Statistics [+] | ✕ | 32 completers | - |
Mathematics | ✕ | 10 | - |
Statistics | ✕ | 22 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 145 completers | - |
Biological and Physical Sciences | ✔ | 0 | - |
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | ✔ | 66 | $49,000 |
Mathematics and Computer Science | ✕ | 5 | - |
International/Global Studies | ✕ | 30 | - |
Dispute Resolution | ✕ | 15 | $66,900 |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | 29 | $55,400 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies [+] | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | ✕ | 12 | - |
Philosophy And Religious Studies [+] | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
Philosophy | ✕ | 6 | - |
Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 16 completers | - |
Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Chemistry | ✕ | 5 | - |
Geology/Earth Science | ✕ | 5 | - |
Physics | ✕ | 6 | - |
Psychology [+] | ✕ | 61 completers | $68,800 |
Psychology | ✕ | 50 | $68,800 |
Educational Psychology | ✕ | 11 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 87 completers | $54,200 |
✕ | 0 | $54,200 | |
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 10 | - |
Forensic Science and Technology | ✕ | 32 | - |
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | ✕ | 27 | - |
Critical Infrastructure Protection | ✕ | 18 | - |
Human Services [+] | ✕ | 311 completers | - |
✕ | 0 | - | |
Public Administration | ✕ | 111 | $62,100 |
Public Policy Analysis | ✕ | 91 | $64,900 |
Health Policy Analysis | ✕ | 12 | - |
Social Work | ✕ | 83 | $47,400 |
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other) | ✕ | 14 | - |
Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 180 completers | - |
Social Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Anthropology | ✕ | 13 | - |
Economics | ✕ | 60 | - |
Geography | ✕ | 10 | $68,300 |
Geographic Information Science and Cartography | ✕ | 13 | - |
International Relations and Affairs | ✕ | 45 | $60,500 |
International Relations and National Security Studies (other) | ✕ | 24 | - |
Political Science and Government | ✕ | 7 | $50,100 |
Sociology | ✕ | 8 | - |
Visual And Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 58 completers | - |
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 1 | - |
Graphic Design | ✕ | 3 | - |
Art History, Criticism and Conservation | ✕ | 2 | - |
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other) | ✕ | 6 | - |
Music | ✕ | 19 | - |
Fine and Studio Arts Management | ✕ | 27 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✔ (6 completers) | 137 completers | - |
Chiropractic | ✔ | 0 | - |
Health/Health Care Administration/Management | ✔ | 20 | $64,700 |
Athletic Training/Trainer | ✕ | 2 | - |
Public Health | ✔ | 35 | $53,600 |
International Public Health/International Health | ✕ | 5 | - |
Medical Informatics | ✔ | 18 | - |
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist | ✕ | 18 | - |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 39 | $91,900 |
Business [+] | ✔ (4 completers) | 282 completers | - |
Business/Commerce | ✔ | 37 | - |
Business Administration and Management | ✔ | 118 | $103,100 |
Project Management | ✕ | 19 | - |
Accounting | ✔ | 68 | - |
Organizational Behavior Studies | ✕ | 25 | - |
Real Estate | ✕ | 15 | - |
History [+] | ✕ | 34 completers | - |
History | ✕ | 34 | $40,700 |
Total | 2,894 |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Natural Resources And Conservation [+] | ✕ | 15 completers | - |
Environmental Science | ✕ | 15 | - |
Communication and Journalism [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
Speech Communication and Rhetoric | ✕ | 0 | - |
Health Communication | ✕ | 2 | - |
Computer And Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 25 completers | - |
Computer and Information Sciences | ✕ | 15 | - |
Information Technology | ✕ | 10 | - |
Education [+] | ✕ | 53 completers | $81,600 |
Education | ✕ | 46 | $81,600 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | ✕ | 5 | - |
Music Teacher Education | ✕ | 2 | - |
Engineering [+] | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | ✕ | 1 | - |
Civil Engineering | ✕ | 8 | - |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 13 | - |
Systems Engineering | ✕ | 1 | - |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Foreign Languages and Literatures | ✕ | 0 | - |
Linguistics | ✕ | 1 | - |
English Language And Literature [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
Rhetoric and Composition | ✕ | 0 | - |
Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities [+] | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Humanities/Humanistic Studies | ✕ | 6 | - |
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
Biology/Biological Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Biochemistry | ✕ | 4 | - |
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other) | ✕ | 2 | - |
Biometry/Biometrics | ✕ | 3 | - |
Neuroscience | ✕ | 1 | - |
Neurobiology and Anatomy | ✕ | 3 | - |
Mathematics And Statistics [+] | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
Mathematics | ✕ | 3 | - |
Mathematical Statistics and Probability | ✕ | 3 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 35 completers | - |
Biological and Physical Sciences | ✕ | 10 | - |
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | ✕ | 13 | - |
Mathematics and Computer Science | ✕ | 8 | - |
Science, Technology and Society | ✕ | 4 | - |
Physical Sciences [+] | ✕ | 22 completers | - |
Physical Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | ✕ | 5 | - |
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other) | ✕ | 13 | - |
Physics | ✕ | 4 | - |
Psychology [+] | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
Psychology | ✕ | 23 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
✕ | 0 | - | |
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | ✕ | 2 | - |
Human Services [+] | ✕ | 8 completers | - |
✕ | 0 | - | |
Public Policy Analysis | ✕ | 8 | - |
Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 30 completers | - |
Social Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Economics | ✕ | 19 | - |
Political Science and Government | ✕ | 5 | - |
Sociology | ✕ | 6 | - |
Visual And Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 0 | - |
Music (other) | ✕ | 1 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 28 completers | - |
Chiropractic | ✕ | 0 | - |
Public Health (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Nursing Science | ✕ | 4 | - |
Nursing Practice | ✕ | 24 | - |
History [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
History | ✕ | 7 | - |
Total | 300 |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Legal Studies | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Total | 135 |
Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies [+] | ✕ | 1 completers | - |
Women's Studies | ✕ | 1 | - |
Computer And Information Sciences [+] | ✔ (4 completers) | 77 completers | - |
Computer and Information Sciences | ✔ | 1 | - |
Information Technology | ✔ | 30 | - |
Information Science/Studies | ✕ | 17 | - |
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | ✔ | 29 | - |
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | ✕ | 0 | - |
Education [+] | ✔ (12 completers) | 307 completers | - |
Education | ✔ | 0 | - |
Curriculum and Instruction | ✔ | 48 | - |
Educational Leadership and Administration | ✔ | 37 | - |
Administration of Special Education | ✕ | 2 | - |
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | ✕ | 2 | - |
Educational/Instructional Technology | ✔ | 36 | - |
Special Education and Teaching | ✔ | 63 | - |
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness | ✕ | 1 | - |
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | ✔ | 40 | - |
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | ✕ | 1 | - |
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | ✕ | 2 | - |
Foreign Language Teacher Education | ✕ | 3 | - |
Music Teacher Education | ✕ | 2 | - |
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | ✕ | 1 | - |
Reading Teacher Education | ✕ | 25 | - |
Drama and Dance Teacher Education | ✕ | 0 | - |
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | ✔ | 44 | - |
Engineering [+] | ✔ (1 completers) | 10 completers | - |
Engineering | ✔ | 1 | - |
Computer Software Engineering | ✕ | 7 | - |
Electrical and Electronics Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
Telecommunications Engineering | ✕ | 0 | - |
Systems Engineering | ✕ | 2 | - |
Operations Research | ✕ | 0 | - |
English Language And Literature [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
English Language and Literature | ✕ | 0 | - |
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | ✕ | 2 | - |
Biological And Biomedical Sciences [+] | ✔ (4 completers) | 103 completers | - |
Biology/Biological Sciences | ✔ | 18 | - |
Biomedical Sciences | ✕ | 82 | - |
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (other) | ✔ | 1 | - |
Biometry/Biometrics | ✔ | 1 | - |
Biostatistics | ✕ | 0 | - |
Bioinformatics | ✕ | 0 | - |
Neurobiology and Anatomy | ✕ | 1 | - |
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Mathematics And Statistics [+] | ✕ | 5 completers | - |
Mathematics | ✕ | 0 | - |
Applied Mathematics (other) | ✕ | 0 | - |
Statistics | ✕ | 5 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 16 completers | - |
Biological and Physical Sciences | ✔ | 0 | - |
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | ✕ | 5 | - |
Mathematics and Computer Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
Gerontology | ✔ | 4 | - |
Science, Technology and Society | ✕ | 0 | - |
Cognitive Science | ✕ | 1 | - |
Computational Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | ✕ | 5 | - |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies [+] | ✕ | 0 completers | - |
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Psychology [+] | ✕ | 10 completers | - |
Psychology | ✕ | 10 | - |
Applied Psychology | ✕ | 0 | - |
Applied Behavior Analysis | ✕ | 0 | - |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
✕ | 0 | - | |
Forensic Science and Technology | ✕ | 13 | - |
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | ✕ | 0 | - |
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations | ✕ | 0 | - |
Human Services [+] | ✕ | 28 completers | - |
✕ | 0 | - | |
Public Administration | ✕ | 6 | - |
Public Policy Analysis | ✕ | 6 | - |
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other) | ✕ | 16 | - |
Social Sciences [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
Social Sciences | ✕ | 0 | - |
Geography | ✕ | 5 | - |
Geographic Information Science and Cartography | ✕ | 2 | - |
National Security Policy Studies | ✕ | 0 | - |
Visual And Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
Visual and Performing Arts | ✕ | 0 | - |
Art/Art Studies | ✕ | 7 | - |
Fine and Studio Arts Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 15 completers | - |
Chiropractic | ✔ | 0 | - |
Public Health | ✕ | 3 | - |
International Public Health/International Health | ✕ | 1 | - |
Medical Informatics | ✕ | 0 | - |
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist | ✕ | 1 | - |
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | ✕ | 4 | - |
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | ✕ | 0 | - |
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) | ✔ | 6 | - |
Business [+] | ✔ (2 completers) | 81 completers | - |
Business/Commerce | ✔ | 0 | - |
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | ✕ | 0 | - |
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other) | ✕ | 18 | - |
Accounting | ✔ | 63 | - |
Auditing | ✕ | 0 | - |
Management Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
Actuarial Science | ✕ | 0 | - |
History [+] | ✔ | 12 completers | - |
History | ✔ | 0 | - |
History (other) | ✔ | 12 | - |
Total | 695 |
Total | Male | Female | |
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Total | 11,437 | 4,641 | 6,796 |
Full-time | 4,428 | 1,947 | 2,481 |
Part-tme | 7,009 | 2,694 | 4,315 |
Total | Male | Female | |
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Total | 11,437 | 4,641 | 6,796 |
American Indian/Native American | 29 | 12 | 17 |
Asian | 1,225 | 462 | 763 |
Black/African American | 1,158 | 369 | 789 |
Hispanic | 1,001 | 352 | 649 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 10 | 0 | 10 |
White | 5,567 | 2,287 | 3,280 |
Two More | 182 | 60 | 122 |
Un-Known | 920 | 409 | 511 |
Non-resident Alien | 1,345 | 690 | 655 |
Number of Graduate Students | |
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Total | 11,437 |
Enrolled Online Exclusively | 7,351 |
Enrolled Some Online Courses | 2,617 |
Not in Online Courses | 1,469 |
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