About
Details at a Glance
School Type
Public
Application Fee
$75
Financial Aid Available
Yes
Our Program
- The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is at the very center of the university’s mission to serve as a hub of intellectual dynamism and diversity, a locus of local and global civic engagement, and an access point to excellence for individuals of all backgrounds. As one of the largest colleges at Mason, CHSS employs more than 700 faculty and staff, delivers critical courses for the university community.
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.
Graduate Degree Programs
- MA
- MA
- PhD, MA
- Graduate Certificate in Science Communication
- PhD, MA
- Criminal Justice (MS)
- PhD
- PhD, MA
- PhD Concentrations:
- Linguistics
- Writing and Rhetoric
- MA Concentrations:
- Cultural Studies
- Folklore Studies
- Linguistics
- Literature
- Professional and Technical Writing
- Teaching of Writing and Literature
- MFA in Creative Writing:
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
- Graduate Certificates:
- College Teaching
- Folklore Studies
- Literature and Composition
- Professional and Technical Writing
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
- Publishing Practice
- MA Concentrations:
- French
- Spanish
- Spanish/Bilingual-Multicultural Education
- Spanish and French
- Graduate Certificate:
- Spanish Heritage Language Education
- MA
- PhD in Education Specialization in Higher Education
- MA in Higher Education and Student Development
- Graduate Certificates:
- College Teaching
- Higher Education Administration
- PhD, MA
- Graduate Certificate:
- Digital Public Humanities
Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS)
- MA Concentrations
- Computational Social Science
- Energy and Sustainability
- Individualized Studies
- Religious Studies
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Social Justice and Human Rights
- War and the Military in Society
- Women and Gender Studies
Middle East and Islamic Studies
- MA
- Graduate Certificate
- MA Concentrations
- Philosophy and Cultural Theory
- Ethics and Public Affairs
- PhD concentrations:
- Applied Developmental Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
- Human Factors/Applied Cognition
- Industrial/ Organizational Psychology
- MA Concentrations:
- Applied Developmental Psychology
- Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience
- Human Factors/Applied Cognition
- Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- MPS Concentration:
- Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Graduate Certificates:
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Applied Psychology with a Concentration in:
- Usability
- Transportation Human Factors
- PhD, MA
Admissions
Application Fee
$75
Requirements
- Admissions requirements vary per program. Please visit your program of interest's web page to see their individual requirements.
Additional Requirements
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
To learn more, visit How to Apply or review the FAQ page.
Application Deadline
Application deadlines vary by program. Visit our website and view your graduate program of interest for their individual degree program deadlines.
Tuition & Financial Aid
Additional Information
- Work-study Programs Available
- Financial Aid Available
- Tuition and Fees https://studentaccounts.gmu.edu/tuition-fees/
- Funding Opportunities https://chss.gmu.edu/graduate/funding/college-information-funding
Location & Contact
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