Graduate Programs at James Madison University

Graduate School Overview

James Madison University (referred to as JMU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Harrisonburg, VA. It is classified as a Research University (high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1927 - Current).

JMU Directory Information
School Name	James Madison University (JMU)
Address	800 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Phone	540-568-6211
Web	https://www.jmu.edu
Online Application	https://www.jmu.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.jmu.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at James Madison University is $12,696 for Virginia residents and $29,496 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,096 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 22,166 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 98 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 6 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$29,496 $12,696 for Virginia Residents
Student Population	2,096
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	98 graduate programs (6 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at James Madison University is $12,696 for Virginia residents and $29,496 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $473 for Virginia residents and $1,174 for out-of-state students.

James Madison University offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

James Madison University offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	6 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of James Madison University is $12,696 for Virginia residents and $29,496 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are decreased by -0.84% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Virginia Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$10,512	$1,128	$27,830	$1,656
2019-2020	$10,848	$1,128	$27,888	$1,656
2020-2021	$10,848	$1,128	$27,888	$1,656
2021-2022	$11,184	$1,330	$27,888	$1,858
2022-2023	$11,520	$1,176	$28,320	$1,176

The graduate school tuition & fees of JMU is average compared to public graduate schools in Virginia. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Virginia graduate tuition is $28,181 (public) / $16,555 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
James Madison University	$12,696	$29,496
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Virginia Graduate Schools	$14,587	$18,743
Public	$15,005	$28,181
Private	$16,555

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $16,240 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at James Madison University. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.42% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $16,240. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.39% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$10,512	$3,790	$10,512	$3,790
2019-2020	$10,938	$3,982	$10,938	$3,982
2020-2021	$11,348	$4,020	$11,348	$4,020
2021-2022	$11,550	$4,002	$11,555	$4,002
2022-2023	$12,040	$4,200	$12,040	$4,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $473 for Virginia residents and $1,174 for other students at James Madison University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are decreased by -0.84% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Virginia Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$438	$1,162
2019-2020	$438	$1,162
2020-2021	$452	$1,184
2021-2022	$466	$1,184
2022-2023	$473	$1,174

Graduate Programs at JMU

James Madison University offers 48 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 801 students have completed their study at James Madison University.

Offered Degrees at James Madison University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	27	1	706
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	7	0	37
Doctor's degree - other	4	0	8
Post Bachelor's Degree	9	5	34
Post Master's Degree	1	0	16
Total	48	6	801

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at James Madison University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Education (other) program with 23 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 298 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 14 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at James Madison University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education (other)	✕	23	-
Education (other)	✕	16	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	12	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	10	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	✔	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at James Madison University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✕	298	$45,900
Education	✕	295	$45,900
Accounting	✕	55	$62,500
Accounting	✕	54	$62,500
Business Administration and Management	✕	47	$86,100

Popular Doctorate Programs at James Madison University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	14	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	11	-
Nursing Practice	✕	9	-
Psychology	✕	8	-
Music Pedagogy	✕	6	-

James Madison University offers 48 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 801 students have completed their graduate studies.

706 students have earned/completed Master's program.
8 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
34 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
16 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	13	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	11	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	367 completers	$45,900
Education	✕	295	$45,900
Special Education and Teaching	✕	31	$48,000
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	25	$44,600
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	✕	8	$54,800
Health Teacher Education	✕	4	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✔	4	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	8 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Science, Technology and Society	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	18	$39,900
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	16	-
Psychology [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Psychology	✕	12	-
School Psychology	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	20	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✕	11	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	0	-
Music Performance	✕	13	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	107 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	25	-
Physician Assistant	✕	32	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	23	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	27	-
Business [+]	✕	88 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	33	$86,100
Accounting	✕	55	$62,500
History [+]	✕	7 completers	-
History	✕	7	-
	Total	706

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	11	-
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology	✕	2	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Music Pedagogy	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	4	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	4	-
Nursing Practice	✕	9	-
	Total	37

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Psychology	✕	8	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Music Pedagogy	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist	✕	0	-
Nursing Practice	✕	0	-
	Total	8

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✔	1	-
Education [+]	✔ (3 completers)	28 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	✕	12	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	6	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	✔	6	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✔	4	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✔	5	-
Human Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	0	-
	Total	34

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Education (other)	✕	16	-
	Total	16

Graduate Student Population at JMU

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,096 students enrolled into James Madison University graduate schools where it has total 22,166 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,115 full-time and 981 part-time graduate students. By gender, 616 male and 1,480 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,096	616	1,480
Full-time	1,115	298	817
Part-tme	981	318	663

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,546 White (73.76%), 139 Black/African American (6.63%), 96 Hispanic (4.58%), 75 Asian (3.58%), and 240 students with other races. 77 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,096	616	1,480
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	75	20	55
Black/African American	139	54	85
Hispanic	96	25	71
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,546	439	1,107
Two More	74	20	54
Un-Known	88	29	59
Non-resident Alien	77	28	49

James Madison University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 647 graduate students (30.87% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 327 graduate students (15.60% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	2,096
Enrolled Online Exclusively	647
Enrolled Some Online Courses	327
Not in Online Courses	1,122

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at James Madison University. 777 students are aged 20 to 24 (37.07% of total students), 120 students are aged above 50 (5.73%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at James Madison University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,096	616	1,480
Age 20-21	34	8	26
Age 22-24	743	172	571
Age 25-29	452	147	305
Age 30-34	279	98	181
Age 35-39	208	71	137
Age 40-49	260	95	165
Age 50-64	116	24	92
Over 64	4	1	3

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