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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 237 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from GMU.

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

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.

GMU does offer online education options in accounting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

GMU Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at GMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Best Value Accounting Graduate Certificate Schools	53
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	106

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in accounting from GMU. This makes it the #85 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of GMU Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $56,805. This is 23% higher than $46,292, which is the national average for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 237 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from GMU. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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	63
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	56
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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.

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	13
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GMU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.