George Mason University Master’s in Education

Education is a program of study at George Mason University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in education, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Education from GMU Cost?

$16,098 Average Tuition and Fees

GMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $671 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,594	$33,906
Fees	$3,504	$3,504

Does GMU Offer an Online Master’s in Education?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. GMU does offer online classes in its education master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.

GMU Master’s Student Diversity for Education

1,012 Master's Degrees Awarded

83.6% Women

28.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 1,012 master’s degrees in education handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in education in 2019-2020, 83.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.3%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in education at GMU in 2019-2020, 28.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 28%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	76
Black or African American	96
Hispanic or Latino	86
Native American or Alaska Native	2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3
White	672
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

Master’s in Education Focus Areas at GMU

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction	412
Educational Administration	192
Special Education	341
Student Counseling	46
Teacher Education Subject Specific	21

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.