Health Professions at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 237 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

GMU Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

GMU Health Professions Rankings

There were 39 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #385 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 237 health professions majors earned their master's degree from GMU. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	81
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Nursing	86
Public Health	71
Medical Illustration & Informatics	62
Health & Medical Administrative Services	61
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	21
Allied Health Professions	11
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	64,750	$69,790
Nursing Assistants	39,320	$28,770
Personal Care Aides	39,030	$21,240
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	38,820	$61,190
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690

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

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