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General Economics at George Mason University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general economics, you may want to check out the program at George Mason University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

GMU General Economics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
Master’s Degree in General Economics

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

GMU General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general economics, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

41% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general 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 General Economics Master’s Program

29% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a general 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 general 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

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
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
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