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
• Doctorate Degree in Public Policy

GMU Public Policy Rankings

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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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 74 public policy majors earned their master's degree from GMU. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in public policy each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from GMU, 55% 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	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	41
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Public Administration
• Social Work

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.