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George Mason majors and salaries
George Mason University · Fairfax, Virginia · Public · 27,752 undergraduates
Homeland Security leads the pay table by a wide margin: $143,972 four years after graduation, against $117,942 for Computer Engineering. Dance graduates earned the least four years out, a median of $36,901; the top program pays 3.9 times as much. Georgia Southern University, Washington State University, Iowa State, Montclair State University and University of Nebraska, Lincoln trail George Mason on median earnings ten years after enrollment, while San Jose State University is ahead.
Highest-paying bachelor's programs
Every program with earnings data
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Median debt | Pay after 1 yr | Pay after 4 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeland Security | 253 | $20,250 | $91,928 | $143,972 |
| Computer Engineering | 77 | $20,500 | $82,767 | $117,942 |
| Systems Engineering | 33 | – | $78,298 | $114,815 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 1,523 | $19,500 | $81,874 | $110,754 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 102 | $20,851 | $88,706 | $103,074 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 171 | $24,000 | $68,373 | $97,049 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 176 | $20,000 | $80,915 | $96,467 |
| Physics | 32 | – | – | $96,138 |
| Civil Engineering | 143 | $15,581 | $77,783 | $93,856 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 74 | $22,000 | $78,033 | $93,533 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 149 | $24,836 | $68,436 | $91,132 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 411 | $12,500 | $83,303 | $89,878 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 82 | $19,079 | $65,183 | $88,080 |
| Economics | 156 | $15,000 | $56,896 | $87,548 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 151 | $19,875 | $57,701 | $85,224 |
| Computer Science | 57 | $21,500 | $84,847 | – |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 24 | – | $81,772 | – |
| Chemistry | 52 | $21,500 | $57,323 | $77,681 |
| Mathematics | 77 | $18,500 | $52,211 | $77,519 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 115 | $21,250 | $77,211 | – |
| Geography and Cartography | 32 | – | – | $74,692 |
| Political Science and Government | 324 | $16,906 | $47,926 | $74,125 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 99 | $27,000 | $46,347 | $72,271 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 693 | $19,000 | $50,199 | $69,511 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 241 | $18,500 | $49,194 | $69,399 |
| Marketing | 81 | $23,000 | $55,412 | $69,210 |
| Statistics | 28 | – | $68,560 | – |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 151 | $20,500 | $29,162 | $68,546 |
| Public Administration | 65 | $14,000 | $55,820 | $67,973 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 1,619 | $16,072 | $65,513 | – |
| Public Health | 335 | $18,337 | $42,516 | $65,358 |
| Sociology | 71 | $14,000 | $49,102 | $64,603 |
| Biology, General | 557 | $20,500 | $38,618 | $64,301 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 181 | $18,000 | $50,359 | $64,046 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 179 | $18,875 | $39,374 | $63,672 |
| Security Science and Technology | 82 | $25,663 | $46,928 | $63,182 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 56 | $17,375 | $53,390 | $62,727 |
| Psychology, General | 734 | $15,750 | $39,264 | $62,563 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 39 | $15,713 | – | $62,383 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 25 | – | $42,238 | $61,565 |
| Sustainability Studies | 59 | $17,375 | $47,306 | $61,216 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 675 | $16,948 | $49,718 | $61,100 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 75 | $25,000 | $44,711 | $60,874 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 60 | $23,250 | $35,573 | $59,979 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 0 | – | – | $59,024 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 57 | $18,875 | $41,631 | $58,931 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 143 | $18,404 | $30,017 | $56,071 |
| Social Work | 118 | $17,984 | $43,332 | $55,715 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 278 | $18,000 | $32,948 | $54,703 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 28 | – | – | $53,441 |
| History | 153 | $17,313 | $35,283 | $51,168 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 81 | $19,500 | $31,212 | $50,086 |
| Graphic Communications | 157 | $23,125 | $25,837 | $47,440 |
| Music | 98 | $25,125 | $44,344 | $46,765 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 244 | $15,745 | $45,906 | – |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 67 | $25,000 | $29,817 | $45,656 |
| Dance | 32 | – | $23,487 | $36,901 |
| Anthropology | 50 | $18,625 | $30,306 | – |
Programs are grouped by four-digit CIP code, so one row can cover several related majors. "Graduates" counts bachelor's degrees awarded across the two years that make up each earnings cohort.
Outcomes
- Six-year graduation rate
- 66% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 86%
- Students per faculty member
- 16
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $79,923 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $18,500 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to George Mason
The six public four-year colleges closest to George Mason in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University San Jose, CA | 85% | $14,241 | $83,493 |
| Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA | 88% | $16,785 | $59,167 |
| Washington State University Pullman, WA | 87% | $13,462 | $72,280 |
| Iowa State Ames, IA | 89% | $18,517 | $67,568 |
| Montclair State University Montclair, NJ | 88% | $15,193 | $63,846 |
| University of Nebraska, Lincoln Lincoln, NE | 87% | $16,214 | $61,819 |
Program earnings and debt come from the College Scorecard field-of-study file: median pay of graduates who were working and not enrolled, one and four years after finishing, for two pooled graduating classes. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education and do not appear. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · George Mason on College Scorecard