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Learn at a mathematical powerhouse. We offer strong and flexible programs at all degree levels.

Students majoring in mathematics take courses in the logical foundations of mathematics, the calculus sequence, matrix algebra, and discrete mathematics. Majors choose from a concentration of applied, traditional, or actuarial mathematics. Both the BA and the BS in mathematics allow entry to advanced studies or career opportunities as diverse as the fields to which mathematics is applied. The metro region of Washington, D.C. provides a particularly fertile area for related job opportunities, including consulting, teaching, and government.

Undergraduate Programs

Mason offers a vibrant graduate mathematics program that awards MS and PhD degrees. The program provides exciting opportunities for students interested in studying advanced mathematics and conducting independent research. Students can specialize in a diverse selection of areas in pure, applied and computational mathematics.

Graduate Programs

Students use well-developed mathematical skills across multiple fields.

Mason offers a vibrant graduate mathematics program that awards MS and PhD degrees. Students can specialize in a diverse selection of areas in pure, applied and computational mathematics.

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Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Analyze gang movement across Puerto Rico or the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef. There’s no limit to the mathematical research projects for undergraduate mathematics majors.

Mason OSCAR Program for undergraduate research

Aspiring Scientists Summer Research Program for undergraduate research in the sciences.

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Be a part of our mathematical community.

Use 3D printing technology to present mathematical concepts as concrete physical objects at our Math Maker Lab.

Check out the Mason Experimental Geometry Lab (MEGL) to think deeper and go further and take your mathematical curiosity to the next level.

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Oct24

Applied & Computational Mathematics seminar: Connecting Experimental Observations To Quantitative Tear Film Dynamics

Oct 24, 2025, 1:30 - 2:30 PM

Speaker: Qinying Chen (University of Delaware) Title: Connecting Experimental Observations To Quantitative Tear Film Dynamics Abstract: Tear film thinning and breakup (TBU), a key factor in dry eye disease (DED), is difficult to understand in detail at the individual level because important quantities such as osmolarity (i.e., salt concentration) and

Oct24

Mathematics Colloquium: Spectral Analysis of Schrödinger Operators with Two-Scale Potentials

Oct 24, 2025, 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Speaker: Emmanuel Fleurantin, GMU Title: Spectral Analysis of Schrödinger Operators with Two-Scale Potentials Abstract: We study Schrödinger operators of the form Δ − W ε on the space of radially symmetric square-integrable functions. While such operators appear in quantum mechanics, our interest is in their spectral properties as differential operators

Oct28

Join the NVIDIA GTC Student Experience on Campus

Oct 28, 2025, 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM

The Hub, George Mason University, Fairfax Campus

Join us for the NVIDIA GTC Student Experience - October 28, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., in the Hub at George Mason University. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of what’s next in AI. This exclusive experience includes: Livestream of GTC D.C. Keynote: Watch NVIDIA CEO Jensen