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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students received their master's degree in economics.

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

• Master’s Degree in Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GMU offers distance education options for economics at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

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

The economics program at GMU awarded 68 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 72% of these degrees went to men with the other 28% going to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from GMU, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 11% 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	40
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lucien Dalarun under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.