Information Science at George Mason University

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS 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 Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Information Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in IS

GMU Information Science Rankings

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.

IS Student Demographics at GMU

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

GMU Information Science Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in IS from GMU. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Information Science

If you plan to be a IS 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
General Information Science	8

Related Majors

• Information Technology
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Science
• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Systems Software Developers	27,800	$119,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,450	$173,290
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,740	$129,840
Computer Science Professors	1,520	$90,880

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.