History at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a history school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's history program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 79 history majors received their bachelor's degree from GMU.

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

GMU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

GMU does offer online education options in history for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

GMU History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at GMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online History Schools	50
	303

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in history from GMU. This makes it the #14 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU History Bachelor’s Program

Of the 79 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in history from GMU in 2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at GMU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

GMU History Master’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a master’s in history from GMU in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from GMU, 76% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GMU also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

History majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
History	124

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	17,280	$134,500
History Professors	1,030	$72,120
Museum Technicians and Conservators	440	$45,100
Curators	300	$63,140

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.