General Music at George Mason University

If you plan to study general music, take a look at what George Mason University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Music section at the bottom of this page.

GMU General Music Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in General Music

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

Master’s Degree

GMU General Music Rankings

General Music Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU General Music Master’s Program

60% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of general music master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a general music master's degree from GMU, 80% 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in general music 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
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770

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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