Accounting at George Mason University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what George Mason University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

GMU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Accounting Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	31
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GMU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	23
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Accounting

The following accounting concentations are available at George Mason University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	295
Auditing	36
Other Accounting and Related Services	11
Accounting and Finance	4

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• Human Resource Management
• Hospitality Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Marketing

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	41,690	$43,140
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Financial Managers	15,180	$164,030
Financial Analysts	8,550	$97,990
Budget Analysts	3,730	$91,000

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.