U.S. News and World Report ranks Mason programs in top 20

The U.S. News and World Report rankings place five programs in the top 20 and reinforce Mason's commitment to providing evolving online learning opportunities to meet students where they are.

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U.S. News & World Report Ranks 5 of Mason's programs in the Top 20

Mason’s stature as the most innovative and diverse public university in the Commonwealth of Virginia positions it to provide evolving online learning opportunities.

“Mason’s online programs are part of our commitment to provide access to excellence for our students,” Mason Provost and Executive Vice President Mark Ginsberg said. “We have an institutional and programmatic commitment to meeting students where they are, and we are proud of this national recognition.” Read More

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The U.S. News and World Report ranks five Mason programs in the top 20

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As one of the U.S. Navy’s first female fighter pilots and an engineer, Mary “Missy” Cummings is accustomed to breaking barriers and solving problems. So, when the opportunity to develop a new interdisciplinary program in artificial intelligence (AI) at George Mason University’s College of Engineering and Computing emerged, she didn’t hesitate. Read More.

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