Finance at George Mason University

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying finance, 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.

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

GMU Finance Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
Master’s Degree in Finance

GMU Finance Rankings

The finance major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. 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.

Finance Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Finance Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% women. So female students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	23
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GMU Finance Master’s Program

38% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of finance master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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 finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Financial Managers	15,180	$164,030
Loan Officers	10,140	$80,440
Financial Analysts	8,550	$97,990
Chief Executives	5,760	$228,540

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.

Course Advisor provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. Presented information and data are subject to change. Inclusion on this website does not imply or represent a direct relationship with the company, school, or brand. Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided. Contact the schools to verify any information before relying on it. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. The displayed options may include sponsored or recommended results, not necessarily based on your preferences.

Find Affordable College Courses