Nursing at George Mason University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what George Mason University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year.

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

GMU Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

GMU Nursing Rankings

There were 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing 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
Registered Nursing	42
Nursing Practice	33
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	8
Nursing Science	3

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Allied Health Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Nurse Practitioners	4,710	$105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,480	$70,540
Nurse Anesthetists	850	$187,320

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.