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General Chemistry at George Mason University

General Chemistry at George Mason University

Every general chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

GMU General Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry

GMU General Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Chemistry. 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.

Chemistry Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU General Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry 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 chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

GMU General Chemistry Master’s Program

29% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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In the chemistry master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 36% 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 chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Chemists 1,390 $98,670
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Chemistry Professors 820 $78,160

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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