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George Mason University Master’s in Psychology

Psychology is a program of study at George Mason University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in psychology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Psychology from GMU Cost?

GMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $671 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,594	$33,906
Fees	$3,504	$3,504

Does GMU Offer an Online Master’s in Psychology?

Online degrees for the GMU psychology master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.

GMU Master’s Student Diversity for Psychology

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 94 master’s degrees in psychology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in psychology in 2019-2020, 70.2% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 80.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in psychology at GMU in 2019-2020, 27.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1
White	54
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Master’s in Psychology Focus Areas at GMU

Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	72
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	22

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.