We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how GMU ranks in comparison to other schools with psychology programs.
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In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for psychology majors, GMU came in at #37. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Virginia.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, George Mason University handed out 371 bachelor's degrees in general psychology. This is an increase of 9% over the previous year when 340 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 67 students received their master’s degree in psychology from GMU. This makes it the #12 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 20 students received their doctoral degrees in psychology in 2021, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Psychology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from GMU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $32,267 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.
Graduates of the master's psychology program at GMU make a median salary of $66,608. This is a better than average outcome since the median salary for all psychology graduates with a master's is $42,335.
While getting their bachelor's degree at GMU, psychology students borrow a median amount of $21,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all psychology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,000.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the psychology program at GMU is $403 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at George Mason University.
Of the 371 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from GMU in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a bachelor's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 47 |
Black or African American | 38 |
Hispanic or Latino | 92 |
White | 151 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 8 |
Other Races | 35 |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 psychology majors earned their master's degree from GMU. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in psychology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
White | 30 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 9 |
Other Races | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 223 |
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