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Located in Fairfax, Virginia, George Mason University is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of Fairfax makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

2,835 Master's Degrees
424 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is George Mason University?

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Contact details for GMU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4400 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Phone: 703-993-1000
Website: www2.gmu.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/georgemason
Twitter: https://twitter.com/georgemasonu

George Mason University Graduate Student Diversity

11,746 Graduate Students
59% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 11,746 graduate students at GMU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of George Mason University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,262
Black or African American 1,218
Hispanic or Latino 1,055
White 5,482
International Students 1,644
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,085

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at George Mason University. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 126 countries are represented at GMU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at George Mason University

7,421 Took All Classes Online
27,857 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 66 master’s degree programs available online at GMU. In 2022-2023, 27,857 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GMU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of GMU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 51%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 21%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 12%
Public Administration & Social Service 8%

George Mason University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Special Education 115 267 0 382
Curriculum & Instruction 28 290 0 318
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 135 79 0 214
Business Administration & Management 39 141 0 180
Computer Software & Applications 0 153 0 153
Law 0 0 148 148
Educational Administration 25 119 0 144
Computer Information Systems 2 108 17 127
Accounting 47 72 0 119
General Biology 66 39 0 105
Data Analytics 78 20 0 98
Public Administration 3 93 0 96
Public Policy 1 84 7 92
International Relations & National Security 0 87 0 87
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 82 0 82
Nursing 10 52 20 82
Public Health 12 66 3 81
Security Science and Technology 6 75 0 81
Economics 0 51 27 78
Social Work 0 76 0 76
General Psychology 0 59 12 71
Computer Engineering 8 38 0 46
Legal Research 0 46 0 46
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 6 35 5 46
Student Counseling 6 35 0 41
Instructional Media Design 28 12 0 40
Teacher Education Subject Specific 26 12 1 39
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2 37 0 39
History 6 27 6 39
Writing Studies 4 26 7 37
International Studies 0 37 0 37
Electrical Engineering 3 21 12 36
Civil Engineering 0 26 8 34
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 26 7 33
General Education 0 0 32 32
Health & Physical Education 3 29 0 32
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 3 16 12 31
Arts & Media Management 0 29 0 29
Music 0 21 7 28
General Business/Commerce 0 27 0 27
Systems Engineering 2 21 4 27
Literature 0 23 0 23
Geography & Cartography 13 8 0 21
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 5 12 2 19
Communication & Media Studies 0 18 0 18
Physics 0 12 6 18
Information Technology 4 13 0 17
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 4 13 17
Information Science 3 13 0 16
Teacher Education Grade Specific 14 0 1 15
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 1 14 0 15
Natural Resources Conservation 0 9 6 15
Human Resource Management 0 14 0 14
Computer Systems Networking 0 13 0 13
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 7 3 3 13
Statistics 1 9 3 13
Anthropology 0 13 0 13
Political Science & Government 0 5 8 13
Real Estate 0 12 0 12
Sociology 0 8 4 12
Industrial Engineering 0 11 0 11
Mathematics 0 5 6 11
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 7 4 11
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 10 0 11
Public Relations & Advertising 2 0 8 10
Biomedical Engineering 0 7 3 10
Legal Professions (Other) 0 10 0 10
Other Public Administration 3 7 0 10
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 9 9
Fine & Studio Arts 2 7 0 9
Chemistry 0 8 0 8
Homeland Security 6 2 0 8
Management Information Systems 7 0 0 7
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 6 6
Allied Health Professions 0 6 0 6
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 6 0 6
Holocaust Studies 5 0 0 5
Science, Technology & Society 3 0 2 5
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 3 3
Educational Assessment 3 0 0 3
Area Studies 0 3 0 3
Ethnic Studies 3 0 0 3
Philosophy 0 3 0 3
Design & Applied Arts 0 3 0 3
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2 0 0 2
Human Development & Family Studies 2 0 0 2
Cultural Studies & Analysis 2 0 0 2
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 1 1 2
International Business 1 0 0 1
Graphic Communications 0 1 0 1
Construction Engineering 0 1 0 1
Operations Research 1 0 0 1
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 1 1
Applied Mathematics 1 0 0 1
Computational Science 1 0 0 1
Dispute Resolution 1 0 0 1
Gerontology 1 0 0 1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 0
Hospitality Management 0 0 0 0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0 0
Computer Science 0 0 0 0
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 0 0
General English Literature 0 0 0 0
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 0
Cognitive Science 0 0 0 0
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 0
Recreation Administration 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 0 0
Other Visual Art 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 759 2,835 424 4,018

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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