Industrial & Organizational Psychology at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying industrial & organizational psychology, you may want to check out the program at George Mason University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Industrial & Organizational Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Industrial & Organizational Psychology Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, GMU does offer online courses in industrial and organizational psychology for the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

GMU Industrial & Organizational Psychology Rankings

Industrial and Organizational Psychology Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the industrial and organizational psychology majors at George Mason University.

GMU Industrial & Organizational Psychology Master’s Program

82% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of industrial and organizational psychology master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a industrial and organizational psychology master's degree from GMU, 52% were white. This is above average 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 industrial and organizational psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	50
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Careers That Industrial and Organizational Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in industrial and organizational 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
Psychology Professors	1,200	$75,770
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
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