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Criminal Justice at George Mason University

Criminal Justice at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying criminal justice, 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 Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice

GMU Criminal Justice Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in criminal justice, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Criminal Justice Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Police and Detective Supervisors 3,000 $94,120

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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