Mason in the Rankings

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Updated February 7, 2024

"[These] rankings reflect the value and performance families are looking for from a college education, and Mason’s year-over-year enrollment increases and placement of our graduates confirm that we are now a destination for graduates from Virginia and beyond."

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U.S. News and World Report 

Read - U.S. News & World Report: Mason has 10 graduate programs in the top 30 nationally

Read - Mason's Antonin Scalia Law School ranked second in the commonwealth and D.C. Area

Read - Nine Mason online programs ranked by U.S. News in top 50 among public universities

Category Among publics Nationally
Overall Ranking 51 105
Innovation 8 (best in VA) 20
Social Mobility 51 (best in VA) 72
Best school for veterans 49 69 (tied with American)

 

Undergraduate programs Among publics Nationally
Business 52 84 (tied with American)
Computer Science 59 100
Economics 43 99
Engineering 67 105
Nursing 85 112
Psychology 36 67 (tied with George Washington)
Teaching 17 (tied with UVA) 48 (tied with Gallaudet)

 

Graduate programs Among publics Nationally
Biological Sciences 66 (tied with Virginia Tech) 119
Biological Sciences 59 96
Chemistry 113 (tied with ODU) 173
Civil Engineering 66 90
Clinical Psychology 74 101 (tied with George Washington, Catholic University)
Computer Engineering 38 64 (tied with George Washington)
Computer Science 38 65
Constitutional Law 20 42
Contracts Law 12 29
Corporate Law 13 36
Criminal Law 45 94
Criminology 10 (best in VA) 10
Earth Science 91 124
Education 65 83
Electrical Engineering 58 93
Elementary Education 16 20
Engineering 53 82
English 62 99
Fine Arts 73 (tied with George Washington) 39
Healthcare Management 17 32 (tied with Georgetown)
Homeland Security 5 (best in VA) 5
Industrial Engineering 25 (tied with UVA) 34
Industrial Organization Psychology 4 5
Intellectual Property Law 9 (Best in VA; tied with UVA) 22
International Law 30 67
International Law 30 67
Law School 12 32
Math 56 91 (tied with George Washington)
Nonprofit Management 9 13
Nursing DNP 28 39
Nursing Masters 21 38
Part-time Law 1 4
Part-time MBA 40 (tied with William & Mary) 65
Physics 72 113 (tied with George Washington)
Psychology 47 80
Public Affairs 27 (tied with VCU) 39
Public Finance 18 (best in VA) 24
Public Health 50 (tied with VCU) 76
Public Policy Analysis 21 34
Social Work 54 79
Sociology 57 84
Special Education 17 19
Statistics 39 54
Tax Law 38 74
Trial Advocacy Law 22 64

 

Online masters programs Among publics Nationally
Business (non-MBA) 44 62
Business (MBA) 54 74
MBA for Veterans 41 50
Education 40 (tied with VCU) 45
Education (curriculum and instruction) 17 (tied with ODU, William and Mary) 17
Education (Special Ed) 8 8
Education for Veterans 14 14
Engineering 51 67
Information Technology 35 50
Nursing 34 (best in the DMV) 49
Nursing for Veterans 11 18

 

The New York Times

Category Among publics Nationally
Economic Diversity 19 (best in VA) 56

 

Foundation for Independent Rights and Expression (FIRE)

Category Among publics Nationally
Student free speech and open inquiry 8 8

 

Times Higher Education

Category Among publics Nationally
Overall 52 87
Arts and Humanities 46 (tied with William & Mary) 80
Business and Economics 48 (tied with ODU) 79 (tied with American)
Clinical and Health 33 (tied with Virginia Tech) 58
Computer Science 45 (tied with ODU, UMBC) 73 (tied with George Washington)
Education 56 (tied with ODU, UMBC, William & Mary) 74 (tied with Howard)
Engineering 62 (tied with VCU) 96
Law 5 15
Life Sciences 57 88
Physical Sciences 72 (tied with ODU) 109
Psychology 41 (tied with VCU) 69
Social Sciences 30 (tied with Virginia Tech) 59

 

National Science Foundation

Read: NSF rankings show Mason ahead of research funding goals

Category Among publics Nationally
Total Research Funding 78 117
Federally Funded Research 75 115
Institutions without Medical Schools 60 85
Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences: Total Research Funding 50 61
Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences: Federally Funded Research 31 42
Computer Sciences: Total Research Funding 21 32
Computer Sciences: Federally Funded Research 13 20
Engineering 52 73
Mathematics 43 62
Social Sciences: Total Research Funding 7 10 (Best in the DMV)
Social Sciences: Federally Funded Research 23 (Best in Virginia) 33

 

Washington Monthly

Read: 2023 College Guide and Rankings

Category Among publics Nationally
Overall 60 91
Pell Grant performance 55 (best in VA) 73
Social mobility 34 (best in VA) 54
Best bang for the buck (Southeast) 8 (best in VA) 25

 

Forbes

Category Among publics Nationally
Overall 40 93

 

Academic Rankings of World Universities

Category Among Publics Nationally
Atmospheric Science 18 (best in VA) 25
Business Administration 57 78
Clinical Medicine 39 76
Communication 47 (best in VA) 65
Computer Science 46 73
Earth Science 44 (best in VA, tie with UVA) 60)
Ecology 60 76
Economics 31 57
Education 41 56
Electronic Engineering 50 (best in VA, tie with VCU) 76
Information Science 19 26
Law 10 23
Management 52 79
Materials Science 52 79
Political Science 53 88
Psychology 51 80
Public Administration 33 (best in VA, tie with UVA) 47
Public Health 33 67

 

Wall Street Journal/College Pulse

Category Among publics Nationally
Overall 33 95
Social mobility 41 (best in VA) 56

 

Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Ed.

Category Among publics Nationally
Communications technology 5 (Best in VA) 15
Health, fitness, and recreation 31 67
Homeland Security 18 (Best in VA) 35
Humanities 30 46
Public administration 30 84

 

Money

Read - In Money’s 2023 College Rankings, Mason is a star

Category Overall
Awarded one of America's Best Colleges 4.5/5 Stars

 

EduRank

Category Among publics Nationally
Broadcast journalism 37 (best in VA) 53
Conflict resolution 10 (best in VA) 20
Criminology 19 (best in VA) 25
Data Administration 19 (best in VA) 29
Early childhood education 19 21
Entrepreneurship 1 2
Human rights law 7 (best in VA) 23
Intellectual property law 7 (best in VA) 19
International economics 25 46
International relations 17 (best in VA) 35
Political economy 12 (best in VA) 24
Public policy administration 15 (best in VA) 26
Remote sensing engineering 30 (best in VA) 38
Software engineering 13 18
Special education 27 32
UX/UI design 10 14
Web design 8 (best in VA) 11

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