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George Mason University Bachelor’s in General Psychology

340 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$32,885 Average Salary
$23,160 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at George Mason University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in psychology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the GMU Bachelor’s in Psychology

#72 in the U.S
#6 in Virginia

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. GMU is in the top 10% of the country for psychology. More specifically it was ranked #72 out of 1,110 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #6 in Virginia.

Here are some of the other rankings for GMU.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree General Psychology Graduates 6
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 7
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 8
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 9
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Online General Psychology Schools 11
Most Popular Online General Psychology Schools 11
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree General Psychology Graduates 13
Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 14
Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools 15
Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools 20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k) 24
Best General Psychology Colleges for Veterans 26
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid) 26
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k) 27
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 29
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid) 30
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 32
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 33
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 33
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 43
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 47
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 52
Most Popular Colleges for General Psychology 53
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 55
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 70
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 72
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 72
Best General Psychology Schools 72
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 80
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 82
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 93
Highest Paid General Psychology Graduates 107
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k) 153
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid) 156
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income Over $110k) 163
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (With Aid) 173
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General Psychology Graduates 176
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 189
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $75-$110k) 203
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 212
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $48-$75k) 220
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 235
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 240
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 246
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $30-$48k) 255
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) 259
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 567
Best Value Colleges for General Psychology 614
Most Focused Colleges for General Psychology 767
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology 843

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Psychology from GMU Cost?

$13,014 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$23,160 Average Student Debt

GMU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at GMU paid an average of $1,520 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $542 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,510 $32,970
Fees $3,504 $3,504
Books and Supplies $1,278 $1,278
On Campus Room and Board $12,090 $12,090
On Campus Other Expenses $3,596 $3,596

Learn more about GMU tuition and fees.

GMU Psychology Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Psychology students who received their bachelor’s degree at GMU took out an average of $23,160 in student loans. That is 5% lower than the national average of $24,315.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Psychology From GMU?

$32,885 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from GMU is $32,885 per year. That is 18% higher than the national average of $27,969.

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Does GMU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Psychology?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the psychology bachelor’s degree program at GMU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.

GMU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Psychology

340 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
79.4% Women
50.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 340 bachelor’s degrees in psychology handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 79.4% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in psychology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 79.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in psychology at GMU in 2019-2020, 50.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 43
Black or African American 44
Hispanic or Latino 71
Native American or Alaska Native 2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 153
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

Bachelor’s in Psychology Focus Areas at GMU

General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Psychology 340

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.

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