Public Policy at George Mason University

Every public policy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public policy program at George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Public Policy section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Public Policy Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Policy

GMU Public Policy Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in public policy, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Policy Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public policy majors at George Mason University.

GMU Public Policy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of public policy master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in public policy each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from GMU, 58% 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 public policy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	43
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Policy

Public Policy majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Public Policy Analysis	84
Health Policy Analysis	3
Education Policy Analysis	1

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Public Administration

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Political Scientists	1,030	$128,590

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.