General Economics at George Mason University

If you plan to study general economics, 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 37,316. In 2019, 136 general economics majors received their bachelor's degree from GMU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Economics section at the bottom of this page.

GMU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
• Master’s Degree in General Economics
• Doctorate Degree in General Economics

GMU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at GMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 general economics major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Most Popular General Economics Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	16
Best General Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular General Economics Schools	45
Most Popular General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Best General Economics Schools	168
Best General Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168

In 2019, 32 students received their master’s degree in general economics from GMU. This makes it the #5 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 136 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from GMU. Of these graduates, 66% were men and 34% were women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	57
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

GMU General Economics Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 32 students earned a master's degree in general economics from GMU. About 34% of these graduates were women and the other 66% were men.

Of the students who received a general economics master's degree from GMU, 62% 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GMU also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2019, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
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.