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Department of Criminology, Law and Society College of Humanities and Social Sciences George Mason University

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  • Fairfax, VA
    location
  • Public
    type
  • Suburban
    setting
  • 65%35%
    student ratio
  • 75
    total students
  • $8,750 | $24,092
    in-state tuition | out-of-state tuition
  • February 1
    fall application deadline
  • 63%
    acceptance rate
  • 3 Degrees
    degrees offered

Degrees & Award

  • Degrees Offered
    • Major Degree Levels Offered
    • Criminology, Law And Society Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
      Master of Arts (MA)
    • Administration Of Justice Certificate
  • Degrees Awarded
    • Master's Degrees 7
    • Doctoral Degrees Not reported
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported
    • * Shows the number of degrees awarded for the last academic year that data was reported.
  • Earning Your Degree
    • Part-time study available? Not reported
    • Evening/weekend programs available? Not reported
    • Distance learning programs available? Not reported
    • Terminal master's degree available? Not reported
  • Degree Requirements
    • Master's Degrees Thesis or research practicum
    • Doctoral Degrees Required and two comprehensive exams
    • First Professional Degrees Not reported
    • Other Advanced Degrees Not reported

Admissions

63% of applicants are admitted.
  • Acceptance Rate
    • Applied93
    • Accepted59
    • Acceptance Rate63%
    • Enrolled26
  • Applying
    • Application Fee - Domestic $65
    • Application Fee - International $80
    • Electronic applications accepted? Yes
    • Applications processed on a rolling basis? Not Reported
  • Application Deadlines
    • Type Domestic International Priority Date
    • Fall deadline February 1st Not Reported Yes
    • Winter deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
    • Spring deadline Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
  • Entrance Requirements
    • Master's DegreesGRE , personal goal statement, transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, and writing sample, resume
    • Doctoral's DegreesGRE, personal goal statement, transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, and writing sample, resume
    • First-Professional's DegreesNot Reported
    • Other Advanced DegreesNot Reported
    • International DegreesTOEFL required, 570 paper based, TOEFL iBT, IELTS required, Pearson Test of English

Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees
    • In-state tuition *$8,750
    • Out-of-state tuition *$24,092
    • International student tuitionNot Reported
    • * Tuition for full-time graduate student per academic year
  • Fees
    • Per-academic year fees$2,514.00
    • Per-term feesNot Reported
    • One-time feeNot Reported
    • * Fees for full-time graduate students
  • Financial Support
    • Financial award applicants must submitFAFSA
    • Application deadlines for financial awardsMarch 1
    • Types of financial support availableFellowships, Research Assitantships, Teaching Assistantships, Career or Field-Related Internships, Federal Work-Study, Financial Support for Part-time Students, Scholarship and/or loans, Graduate Assistantships, health care benefits (full-time research or teaching assistantship recipients)

Student Body

  • Gender
    • Total Graduate Students75
    • Female Percentage65%
    • Male Percentage35%
  • Participation
    • Total Graduate Students75
    • Part-time Percentage59%
    • Full-time Percentage41%
  • Ethnicity
    • Hispanic / Latino10%
    • Black / African American10%
    • White / Caucasian62%
    • American Indian / Alaskan Native0%
    • Asian4%
    • Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander0%
    • Two or more races4%
    • Unknown10%

Faculty

  • Faculty Breakout
    • Total Faculty50
    • Full-time Percentage48%
    • Part-time Percentage52%
    • Female Percentage42%
    • Male Percentage58%

Research

  • Existing Research
    • Focus of faculty researchHealth care and justice agencies, public opinion on criminal justice issues and survey methods, police and crime control, police organizations and their reform, crime and place, counterterrorism, social equity and diversity issues, community corrections, prisons and prisoner reentry, evidence-based crime policy, courts and corrections, homeland security, risk and vulnerability assessment, experimental criminology, crime prevention, meta analysis and quantitative research methods
    • Externally sponsored research expenditures last year$3,458,390

Location & Contact

Department of Criminology, Law and Society

College of Humanities and Social Sciences
George Mason University

MSN 4F4
Fairfax, VA 22030
United States

David Wilson

Chair

Phone: 703-993-8313
Email: dwilsonb@gmu.edu

Mary Schifferli

Graduate Coordinator

Phone: 703-993-9417
Email: mschiffe@gmu.edu

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