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. 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

GMU General Psychology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

GMU General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at GMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	40

In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in psychology from GMU. This makes it the #12 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 #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from GMU Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $32,267. This is 13% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The psychology program at GMU awarded 371 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going 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 7% 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students earned a master's degree in psychology from GMU. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. 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 12% 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	10
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	30
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.