General 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 has a total student population of 38,541.

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

GMU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

GMU General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 #12 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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

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 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 73% 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 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from GMU, 56% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	43
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Psychology

The following psychology concentations are available at George Mason University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	458

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

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

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