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Economics at George Mason University

Economics at George Mason University

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

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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
  • Master’s Degree in Economics

GMU Economics Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Economics Master’s Program

29% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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Of the students who received a economics master's degree from GMU, 63% 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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 40
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics 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
General Economics 86

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,130 $75,050
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Economists 1,230 $126,080
Economics Professors 440 $101,290
Survey Researchers 330 $59,410

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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