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Engineering at George Mason University

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying engineering, 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 has a total student population of 38,541.

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

GMU Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GMU does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

GMU Engineering Rankings

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

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

24% Women

52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	65
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	107
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

GMU Engineering Master’s Program

27% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 27% 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	52
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Civil Engineering	109
Electrical Engineering	108
Computer Engineering	95
Mechanical Engineering	86
Biomedical Engineering	51
Systems Engineering	47
Industrial Engineering	12
Construction Engineering	1
Operations Research	1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Civil Engineers	10,610	$94,780
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050
Cost Estimators	9,220	$74,160

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

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