Costello College of Business Graduate Programs

Ryan Archibald took his collegiate studies across the country and back again before joining the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University to pursue a degree from the Master’s in Real Estate Development program.

Director of George Mason University’s Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program, Mehmet Altug, found his passion while studying industrial engineering as an undergraduate. Altug says he took classes on manufacturing management, supply chain planning, and operations research, and liked the combination of quantitative models and business problems. Fast forward to today, and Altug, in addition to bringing his expertise to the MSBA program, also serves as an associate professor of operations management at the Costello College of Business.

Meeting a guest speaker in the classroom helped Bailey Wilson, MBA ’23, land a fulfilling job position in a new career path.

For Bret Johnson, academic director of the Master of Science in Accounting program at George Mason University School of Business, joining Mason was like coming home. Johnson previously lived in Fairfax County where he spent 10 years working as a senior auditor for Ernst & Young and as a staff accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), prior to pursuing his PhD at Ohio State.

May Abou Ghazaleh is not only the assistant director of the Master’s in Real Estate Development (MRED) program at George Mason University’s School of Business, but she’s also an alumna of the program.

The Costello College of Business at George Mason University announced a new, highly customizable Master’s of Science in Management (MSM) program that will launch in fall 2024. Applications for this new modular education program are now available.

At the end of March, the Montano Student Investment Fund hosted "Patriots Day on Wall Street," offering a select group of George Mason University School of Business finance students an enriching experience that included a tour of Wall Street and meetings with various firms.

Originally from Germany, Katja Manthei was introduced to Mason when she worked in Arlington as an au pair. Here, she shares her experiences as an international student and Fulbright Scholar in Mason’s Master’s in Management program.

Fabrizzio Ramirez, a current graduate student pursuing a Master’s in Real Estate Development, shares his thoughts about his experiences at George Mason University as an international student.

Every student’s journey is unique. While many use graduate school to expand on their undergraduate education, others use graduate school to start over. With an undergraduate degree in biology, Sean Prendergast realized he had a passion for finance, and found George Mason University’s Master’s in Finance program could provide him with the skills he needed to pivot in a new direction.