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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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Feb12

Mason Lobbies: Join fellow students in Richmond to advocate for funding and support

Feb 12, 2025, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Register to participate Mason Lobbies is an event on February 12 where Mason students go to Richmond to advocate for our priorities to the legislature – number one being funding for student support and programs. For this, we need student volunteers. There will be signed excused absences for classes, and

Apr5

Calculus Olympiad 2025

Apr 5, 2025, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

George Mason University, Fairfax Virginia campus

Merten Hall

CALLING ALL MATH ENTHUSIASTS! Join Us for an EXCITING day of Mathematics! hosted by the Department of Mathematical Sciences Diversity Committee and the Center for Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (CMAI) *Lunch Provided! - Calculus Competition with Individual and Team prizes - Activities for students of all levels - Learn about

Oct16

American Society for Intercellular Communication (ASIC)

Oct 16, 2025, 12:00 PM - Oct 18, 2025, 2:00 PM

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

The meeting is organized by a group of investigators seeking to create a platform for informal exchange of ideas on emerging questions and cutting-edge developments in the field of Extracellular Vesicles (EVs), Extracellular Particles (EPs), and particulate carriers of extracellular RNA (exRNA) as biological mediators, regulators and diagnostic analytes. Our