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Geography at George Mason University

Geography at George Mason University

Every geography school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geography 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 Geography section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Geography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
  • Master’s Degree in Geography

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

GMU Geography Rankings

Geography Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Geography Master’s Program

40% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of geography master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geography master's degree from GMU, 80% 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 geography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Geography Grads May Go Into

A degree in geography 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
Managers 17,280 $134,500

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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