Statistics at George Mason University

If you plan to study statistics, take a look at what George Mason University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Statistics section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Statistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Stats
• Master’s Degree in Stats

GMU Statistics Rankings

The stats major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Statistics. 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 stats, making the school the #57 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Statistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of stats bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical stats bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% women. So female students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its stats 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 stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GMU Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of stats master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Statistics

The following stats 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
Statistics	35
Mathematical Statistics & Probability	3

Related Majors

• Mathematics

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats 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
Mathematical Science Professors	2,030	$68,640
Natural Sciences Managers	1,270	$133,360
Statisticians	1,180	$87,700
Mathematicians	440	$121,240
Survey Researchers	330	$59,410

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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