Art Education at George Mason University

Every art education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the art education program at George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Art Education section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Art Education Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Art Education

GMU Art Education Rankings

Art Education Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Art Education Master’s Program

71% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of art education master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in art education each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a art education master's degree from GMU, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the art education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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 art education.

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

Careers That Art Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in art education 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
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Middle School Teachers	17,130	$66,870

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
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