Economics at George Mason University

If you are interested in studying 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 approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from GMU.

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
• Doctorate Degree in 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GMU offers distance education options for economics at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GMU Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks economics programs across the country. The following shows how GMU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	16
	31
	35
	38
	42
	55
	65
	91
	93
	108
	109
	183
	271
	282

In 2021, 68 students received their master’s degree in economics from GMU. This makes it the #16 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from GMU Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $55,517. This is 21% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 students earned a bachelor's degree in economics from GMU. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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	15
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	53
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

GMU Economics Master’s Program

Of the 68 students who graduated with a master’s in economics from GMU in 2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

Of the students who received a economics master's degree from GMU, 59% 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	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	40
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GMU also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

Economics 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 Economics	202

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.