The College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a wide variety of cost and time-efficient graduate certificates, master's degrees, and more than a dozen doctoral degrees, several of which are nationally ranked. We offer graduate programs online and in person, for both full and part-time students.
All applicants for graduate study at George Mason University must meet the admission standards specified in the Graduate Admission Policies chapter of the university catalog. Applications are processed by the university’s Office of Graduate Admissions and requirements and admission criteria differ by program. Please contact departments for specific requirements
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PhD in Communication, 2014
crisis, strategic, organization, family and health communication
PhD in Economics, 2015
Austrian economics and political economy. Dissertation: "The Political Economy of Drones". Advisor: Chris Coyne.
MA in Sociology, 2015
South Asian studies, immigration, women and gender issues, and cultural change and social development
PhD in Psychology, 2014
Clinical Psychology concentration in the PhD in Psychology, 2014
Teaching of Writing and Literature concentration in the MA in English, 2014
MA in English, 2014
MA in Art History, 2014