Psychology at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 371 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from GMU.

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
• Doctorate 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

Each year, College Factual ranks psychology programs across the country. The following shows how GMU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	24
Most Focused Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	945

In 2021, 107 students received their master’s degree in psychology from GMU. This makes it the #49 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 371 students earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from GMU. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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	47
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	92
White	151
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

GMU Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 107 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from GMU, about 31% were men and 69% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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
Asian	13
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	49
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

GMU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

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.