Nursing at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying nursing, 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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

GMU Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	42
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	75
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

GMU Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 90% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing 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
Registered Nursing	222
Nursing Practice	33
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	8
Nursing Science	3

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	64,750	$69,790
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Nurse Practitioners	4,710	$105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,480	$70,540
Nurse Anesthetists	850	$187,320

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.