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Political Science & Government at George Mason University

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Political Science & Government at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying political science and government, 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, 7 students received their master's degree in political science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Political Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Political Science

GMU Political Science & Government Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Political Science & Government Master’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at GMU awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women.

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Of the students who received a political science master's degree from GMU, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the political science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 political science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Economists 1,230 $126,080
Political Scientists 1,030 $128,590
Economics Professors 440 $101,290

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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