Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at George Mason University

If you plan to study peace studies & conflict resolution, 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 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 Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Conflict Resolution
• Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution

GMU Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Rankings

The conflict resolution major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution. 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in conflict resolution, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Conflict Resolution Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of conflict resolution bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in conflict resolution at GMU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	30
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GMU Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of conflict resolution master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in conflict resolution each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the conflict resolution master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 conflict resolution.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	33
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution

If you plan to be a conflict resolution major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	130

Related Majors

• Cognitive Science
• Cultural Studies & Analysis
• Holocaust Studies
• Gerontology
• Computational Science

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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