Human Resource Management at George Mason University

Every human resource management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the HR program at George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received their master's degree in HR.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Resource Management section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

GMU Human Resource Management Rankings

HR Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at George Mason University.

GMU Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Human Resource Management from GMU in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• General Business/Commerce
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Human Resources Specialists	20,710	$75,120
Training and Development Specialists	12,740	$72,320
Human Resources Managers	3,750	$140,110
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	2,310	$73,110

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.