Public Administration at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying public administration, 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 has a total student population of 38,541. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students received their master's degree in public admin.

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

GMU Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

GMU Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 public admin majors earned their master's degree from GMU. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from GMU, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	47
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Social Work
• Public Policy

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Chief Executives	5,760	$228,540
Social and Community Service Managers	2,650	$89,290
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,060	$105,600

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.