Public · Fairfax, Virginia
George Mason University: cost, debt and earnings by major
116 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $14,697
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 66%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 87%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 27,752
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 3.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $9,594 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $9,467 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $11,341 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $16,147 |
| $110,000+ | $23,862 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (58)
- Homeland Security$143,972
- Computer Engineering$117,942
- Systems Engineering$114,815
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$110,754
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$103,074
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$97,049
- Mechanical Engineering$96,467
- Physics$96,138
- Civil Engineering$93,856
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,533
- Accounting and Related Services$91,132
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$89,878
- Finance and Financial Management Services$88,080
- Economics$87,548
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$85,224
- Computer Science$84,847 (1 yr)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$81,772 (1 yr)
- Chemistry$77,681
- Mathematics$77,519
- Mathematics and Computer Science$77,211 (1 yr)
- Geography and Cartography$74,692
- Political Science and Government$74,125
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$72,271
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$69,511
- International Relations and National Security Studies$69,399
- Marketing$69,210
- Statistics$68,560 (1 yr)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$68,546
- Public Administration$67,973
- Business/Commerce, General$65,513 (1 yr)
- Public Health$65,358
- Sociology$64,603
- Biology, General$64,301
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$64,046
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$63,672
- Security Science and Technology$63,182
- Hospitality Administration/Management$62,727
- Psychology, General$62,563
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,383
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$61,565
- Sustainability Studies$61,216
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$61,100
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$60,874
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$59,979
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$59,024
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$58,931
- English Language and Literature, General$56,071
- Social Work$55,715
- Visual and Performing Arts, General$54,703
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,441
- History$51,168
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$50,086
- Graphic Communications$47,440
- Music$46,765
- Communication and Media Studies$45,906 (1 yr)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$45,656
- Dance$36,901
- Anthropology$30,306 (1 yr)
Master's programs (42)
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$167,363
- Computer Software and Media Applications$162,691
- Computer Engineering$158,029
- Homeland Security$154,158
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$142,690
- Systems Engineering$135,210
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$134,691
- Real Estate$124,978
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$124,416
- Medical Illustration and Informatics$123,627
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$119,531
- Geography and Cartography$114,744
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$114,727
- Economics$111,251
- Accounting and Related Services$110,482
- Civil Engineering$103,586
- Psychology, General$102,945
- Public Administration$100,692
- International Relations and National Security Studies$100,525
- Human Resources Management and Services$99,147
- Public Policy Analysis$97,926
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$93,214
- Security Science and Technology$92,064
- Educational Administration and Supervision$89,888
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$85,635 (1 yr)
- Public Health$83,248
- Communication and Media Studies$83,092 (1 yr)
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution$80,990
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$75,619
- Special Education and Teaching$72,192
- Social Work$70,044
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$68,865 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$67,126
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$66,400
- Curriculum and Instruction$65,713
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services$63,423
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$62,682
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$61,859
- History$59,751
- Music$53,431
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,653 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$50,054 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (4)
First professional programs (1)
- Law$135,661
Graduate certificate programs (11)
- Data Analytics$126,988 (1 yr)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$119,215 (1 yr)
- Accounting and Related Services$109,911
- Educational Administration and Supervision$92,500 (1 yr)
- Educational/Instructional Media Design$88,870
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$84,541
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$76,556 (1 yr)
- Special Education and Teaching$66,463
- Curriculum and Instruction$65,472
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$59,535 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$42,336 (1 yr)