Costello College of Business Graduate Programs

The Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University is committed to the active-duty military service members and veterans who come to Mason to enhance their education. We caught up with some military veterans who recently graduated from the Mason MBA program who shared the impact the MBA program has had on their career already, and how the Mason MBA could be beneficial for others.

The Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University’s Graduate Students of the Year for 2022-2023 exemplify the highest standards of academic excellence, leadership, and dedication to their field. Here, they explain why they chose Mason, and offer advice to others considering master’s degrees in business.

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.

With a wide array of options, accounting students at the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University are able to choose the types of experiential learning that will best prepare them for their future careers.

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.

George Mason University’s Master of Science in Finance program became officially affiliated with the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute, making it the first and only CFA affiliated master’s in finance program in Virginia, and among only 104 total CFA affiliated master’s programs nationwide.

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.