General Computer & Information Sciences at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. Of the 729 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Mason University in 2021, 315 of them were general computer and information sciences majors.

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

GMU General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at GMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

GMU does offer online education options in computer and information sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

GMU General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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
	2
Best General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	4
	13
Most Popular General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	15
	15
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Best Value General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	20
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	21
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused General Computer Science Graduate Certificate Schools	25
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	25
Best General Computer Science Schools	31
	32
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	41
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	89
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	152
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	171

In 2021, 91 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from GMU. This makes it the #25 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at George Mason University.

GMU General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 315 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from GMU. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	99
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	115
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

GMU General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 91 students who earned a master's degree in General Computer & Information Sciences from GMU in 2020-2021, 81% were men and 19% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GMU also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Information Technology

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Computer Systems Analysts	26,800	$102,290
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	18,520	$93,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer Network Architects	9,700	$123,050

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.