Psychology at George Mason University
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 Psychology section at the bottom of this page.
GMU Psychology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
- Master’s Degree in Psychology
Online Classes Are Available at GMU
Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.
GMU does offer online education options in psychology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree
GMU Psychology Rankings
The psychology major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Psychology Student Demographics at GMU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at George Mason University.
GMU Psychology Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 62 |
Black or African American | 53 |
Hispanic or Latino | 88 |
White | 134 |
International Students | 13 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 33 |
GMU Psychology Master’s Program
Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from GMU, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in psychology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 17 |
Black or African American | 19 |
Hispanic or Latino | 23 |
White | 101 |
International Students | 18 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
Concentrations Within Psychology
The following psychology 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 Psychology | 458 |
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 223 |
Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into
A degree in psychology 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 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 2,680 | $80,380 |
Psychology Professors | 1,200 | $75,770 |
Psychologists | 400 | $97,200 |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists | 200 | $126,220 |
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
More about our data sources and methodologies.