Medical Illustration & Informatics at George Mason University

Every medical illustration and informatics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical illustration program at George Mason University stacks up to those at other schools.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and approximately 38,541 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Medical Illustration & Informatics section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Medical Illustration & Informatics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Illustration

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

GMU does offer online education options in medical illustration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

GMU Medical Illustration & Informatics Rankings

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.

Medical Illustration Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Medical Illustration & Informatics Master’s Program

Of the 51 students who earned a master's degree in Medical Illustration & Informatics from GMU in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women.

In the medical illustration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in medical illustration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Medical Illustration & Informatics

If you plan to be a medical illustration major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Mason University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medical Informatics	62

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Medical Illustration Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical illustration 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
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,740	$129,840
Fine Artists	210	$59,950

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.