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Computer & Information Sciences at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying computer and information sciences, you may want to check out the program at George Mason University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 400 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GMU offers distance education options for computer and information sciences at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

GMU Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at George Mason University.

GMU Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

37% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The computer and information sciences program at GMU awarded 400 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 48
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 85
International Students 227
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer and information sciences concentations are available at George Mason University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Mason University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Software & Applications 232
Computer Information Systems 170
Computer Systems Networking 13
Information Technology 10
Information Science 8

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Software Applications Developers 38,110 $113,690
Systems Software Developers 27,800 $119,860
Computer Systems Analysts 26,800 $102,290
Computer User Support Specialists 19,880 $58,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 18,520 $93,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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