by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at George Mason University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in psychology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $671 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,594 | $33,906 |
| Fees | $3,504 | $3,504 |
The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their master’s degree from GMU is $73,035 per year. That is 73% higher than the national average of $42,178.
GMU does not offer an online option for its psychology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.2% of the psychology students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 77.0%.
Around 26.4% of psychology master’s degree recipients at GMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 34%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 47 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 72 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general psychology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 22 |
*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.
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