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Northeastern University Professional Programs vs George Mason University

Boston, MA · Fairfax, VA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-EARN

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE MA × VA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

George Mason University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • George Mason University: enrollment grew +27.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +620 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Northeastern University Professional Programs: enrollment ranged 1,674–2,124 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Northeastern University Professional Programs vs George Mason University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Northeastern University Professional Programs leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($78,413 vs $60,536 at George Mason University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA George Mason University leads on median debt at graduation ($19,500 vs $24,250 at Northeastern University Professional Programs)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Northeastern University Professional Programs leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($92,538 vs $76,343 at George Mason University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Northeastern University Professional Programs and George Mason University?▼
Northeastern University Professional Programs leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $78,413 versus $60,536 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Northeastern University Professional Programs and George Mason University?▼
George Mason University leads on median debt at graduation at $19,500 versus $24,250 at Northeastern University Professional Programs. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Northeastern University Professional Programs and George Mason University?▼
Northeastern University Professional Programs leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $92,538 versus $76,343 at George Mason University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025