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Physics at George Mason University

Physics at George Mason University

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

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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Physics

GMU Physics Rankings

The physics major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Physics Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

GMU Physics Master’s Program

14% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of physics master's degrees went to men and 14% 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics concentations are available at George Mason University. 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
General Physics 31

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Physicists 750 $108,440
Physics Postsecondary Professors 410 $83,910

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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