Which George Mason major has the lowest debt?

Management Science graduates leave with a median of $18,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 50 George Mason bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does George Mason cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $14,220 a year, and $38,688 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $17,915 a year.

How many George Mason programs report graduate pay?

51 bachelor's programs at George Mason report first-year pay, and 50 of them also report federal debt.

George Mason Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

George Mason University
Public university
Fairfax, VA
27,752 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

51 George Mason bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Homeland Security pays the most in the first year ($90,956), and Dance the least ($12,409). The median program pays $45,108.

In-state tuition and fees$14,220Per year. Out-of-state $38,688

Average net price after aid$17,915Per year

Graduation rate68%Within 6 years

Admission rate87%Of applicants

All 51 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Virginia" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Virginia. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Virginia
1	Homeland SecurityAbout 139 graduates a year	$90,956	Not reported	$21,741	1st of 1
2	Computer EngineeringAbout 33 graduates a year	$87,466	$108,739	$26,697	2nd of 5
3	Systems EngineeringAbout 15 graduates a year	$84,942	$120,847	$21,000	2nd of 2
4	Computer ScienceAbout 25 graduates a year	$84,632	$116,307	Not reported	2nd of 7
5	Electrical EngineeringAbout 44 graduates a year	$82,175	$103,679	$26,725	2nd of 6
6	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 761 graduates a year	$78,800	$111,615	$23,250	5th of 14
7	NursingAbout 206 graduates a year	$78,365	$89,074	$22,750	4th of 20
8	Civil EngineeringAbout 80 graduates a year	$75,822	$95,921	$23,812	1st of 5
9	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 89 graduates a year	$73,570	Not reported	$25,000	3rd of 7
10	Management ScienceAbout 137 graduates a year	$68,049	$98,097	$18,500	3rd of 3
11	AccountingAbout 106 graduates a year	$67,291	$92,732	$21,500	5th of 14
12	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 36 graduates a year	$63,981	Not reported	$23,625	2nd of 3
13	FinanceAbout 60 graduates a year	$62,989	$97,027	$21,500	3rd of 5
14	Public AdministrationAbout 29 graduates a year	$56,674	$72,841	$20,106	1st of 2
15	Business AdministrationAbout 103 graduates a year	$55,147	$74,937	$23,471	7th of 28
16	MathematicsAbout 37 graduates a year	$54,711	$85,621	$24,000	6th of 8
17	Mathematics and Computer ScienceAbout 48 graduates a year	$53,179	Not reported	$27,000	1st of 1
18	EconomicsAbout 78 graduates a year	$53,024	$81,731	$21,500	7th of 12
19	ChemistryAbout 26 graduates a year	$50,304	$60,676	$24,250	1st of 9
20	GeographyAbout 20 graduates a year	$49,568	$69,330	$22,000	1st of 3
21	MarketingAbout 58 graduates a year	$49,223	$76,137	$21,233	3rd of 7
22	Political ScienceAbout 180 graduates a year	$45,846	$74,736	$22,000	3rd of 16
23	Other Health ProfessionsAbout 88 graduates a year	$45,624	$72,797	$25,000	1st of 2
24	Hospitality ManagementAbout 34 graduates a year	$45,151	$57,639	$24,722	3rd of 4
25	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 15 graduates a year	$45,140	Not reported	$24,300	1st of 4
26	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 41 graduates a year	$45,108	$60,030	$24,250	3rd of 8
27	International RelationsAbout 120 graduates a year	$44,644	$63,843	$23,000	4th of 9
28	Criminal JusticeAbout 362 graduates a year	$43,612	$70,311	$20,761	4th of 15
29	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 39 graduates a year	$43,038	$54,409	$23,021	1st of 7
30	Security Science and TechnologyAbout 36 graduates a year	$42,100	Not reported	$25,747	1st of 2
31	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 292 graduates a year	$41,398	$59,124	$24,500	6th of 11
32	Peace and Conflict StudiesAbout 53 graduates a year	$40,929	$63,777	$25,000	1st of 1
33	Writing and RhetoricAbout 26 graduates a year	$40,114	$65,410	$23,250	1st of 3
34	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 34 graduates a year	$40,105	$51,693	$21,850	3rd of 5
35	Sustainability StudiesAbout 25 graduates a year	$39,329	$62,841	$25,000	1st of 1
36	SociologyAbout 35 graduates a year	$38,916	$58,321	$20,514	4th of 11
37	Social WorkAbout 68 graduates a year	$38,559	$60,768	$24,188	3rd of 8
38	AnthropologyAbout 22 graduates a year	$37,081	$45,617	$23,937	1st of 5
39	Public HealthAbout 178 graduates a year	$37,025	$65,152	$22,000	1st of 2
40	PsychologyAbout 383 graduates a year	$36,326	$56,653	$21,000	3rd of 26
41	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 91 graduates a year	$34,890	$61,833	$25,033	5th of 14
42	BiologyAbout 285 graduates a year	$34,719	$68,233	$21,625	7th of 25
43	MusicAbout 63 graduates a year	$34,611	$46,718	$24,048	3rd of 5
44	EnglishAbout 75 graduates a year	$33,173	$51,160	$22,502	7th of 16
45	Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 140 graduates a year	$31,941	$52,669	$25,620	2nd of 4
46	Graphic CommunicationsAbout 80 graduates a year	$29,192	$61,613	$23,000	1st of 2
47	NeuroscienceAbout 80 graduates a year	$27,859	$88,888	$23,750	3rd of 3
48	HistoryAbout 74 graduates a year	$25,992	$58,724	$24,625	15th of 16
49	Film and PhotographyAbout 36 graduates a year	$23,989	$49,691	$25,000	1st of 3
50	TheatreAbout 34 graduates a year	$22,984	Not reported	$27,000	3rd of 6
51	DanceAbout 15 graduates a year	$12,409	Not reported	$25,975	3rd of 3

Program names link to the program's own page, and Virginia ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Virginia programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Homeland Security$90,956
Computer Engineering$87,466
Systems Engineering$84,942
Computer Science$84,632
Electrical Engineering$82,175

Lowest median debt

Management Science$18,500
Public Administration$20,106
Sociology$20,514
Criminal Justice$20,761
Systems Engineering$21,000

Largest programs

Computer and Information ScienceAbout 761 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 383 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 362 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 292 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 285 graduates a year

Common questions

Homeland Security graduates earn a median of $90,956 in their first year, the most of 51 George Mason bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Virginia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels