Nursing at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 180 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from GMU.

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

GMU Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

GMU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing 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 nursing major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
	176
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	226
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	227
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	255
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	275
	332
	360
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	510
	565
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	813
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	959
	1,319
Best Value Nursing Schools	1,698

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in nursing from GMU. This makes it the #227 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of GMU Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at GMU is $63,950. This is 2% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 180 students earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from GMU. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	82
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

GMU Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 42 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from GMU in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GMU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 36 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	222
Nursing Practice	33
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	8
Nursing Science	3

Related Majors

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

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	64,750	$69,790
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Nurse Practitioners	4,710	$105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,480	$70,540
Nurse Anesthetists	850	$187,320

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.