Public Health at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying public health, 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 Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health

GMU Public Health Rankings

The public health major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Public Health Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	61
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

GMU Public Health Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public health master's degrees went to men and 83% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Public Health

The following public health concentations are available at George Mason University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Mason University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	195
General Public Health	66
Other Public Health	3
International Public Health/International Health	2

Related Majors

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

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	3,150	$85,550
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,980	$71,260

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.