Economics at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

GMU Economics Rankings

The economics major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	31
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

GMU Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of economics master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from GMU, 63% 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	40
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics 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 Economics	202

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• International Relations & National Security

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Economists	1,230	$126,080
Economics Professors	440	$101,290
Survey Researchers	330	$59,410

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.