Security Science and Technology at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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

GMU Security Science and Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Security Science and Technology
• Master’s Degree in Security Science and Technology

GMU Security Science and Technology Rankings

Security Science and Technology Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the security science and technology majors at George Mason University.

GMU Security Science and Technology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of security science and technology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in security science and technology each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the security science and technology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 1% 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 security science and technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	25
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Security Science and Technology

If you plan to be a security science and technology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Forensic Science and Technology	45
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	31

Related Majors

• Homeland Security
• Criminal Justice & Corrections

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.