Social Sciences at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying social 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, 172 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

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

GMU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Social 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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GMU does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

GMU Social Sciences Rankings

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 172 students who graduated with a master’s in social sciences from GMU in 2021, 64% were men and 36% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from GMU, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	102
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social 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
Economics	86
International Relations & National Security	79
Geography & Cartography	16
Sociology	11
Anthropology	10
Political Science & Government	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social 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
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Urban and Regional Planners	1,380	$73,770

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.