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Psychology at George Mason University

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.

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

78% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. 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.

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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.

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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

79% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 79% went to 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 1% more men than average.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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