James Madison University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs Overview

James Madison University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $11,976 for Virginia residents and $29,544 for other students in average.

It offers fifty-four graduate programs: 28 Master's, 15 Doctorate, 9 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 792 students have been conferred Master's degree and 40 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	James Madison University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	800 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA
Graduate School Students	1,867 students 578 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$11,976 Out-of-State$29,544
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 54 Graduate Programs 28 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 11 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 graduate tuition & fees at James Madison University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $11,976 and $29,544 for non-Virginia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $452 for Virginia residents and $1,184 for out-of-state students.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$10,848	$27,888
Fees	$1,128	$1,656
Cost per Credit	$452	$1,184
Books & Supplies	$1,082
Room & Board	$11,348 (On-Campus) / $11,348 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,020 (On-Campus) / $4,020 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$28,426	$45,994
Off-Campus Total	$28,426	$45,994

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$10,752	$11,352	$11,640	$11,976	$11,976
Out-of-State	$28,296	$30,072	$29,486	$29,544	$29,544

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

James Madison University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 149 major areas - 27 Master's (1 online programs), 11 Doctorate , 8 Post-Bachelor'(5 online programs), 1 Post-Master'. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	792	40	23	23
Men	209	13	5	4
Women	583	27	18	19

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	257	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$45,900	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$48,000	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,600	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$54,800	-	-
Health Teacher Education		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Science, Technology and Society	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,900	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	12		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
School Psychology	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	12	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Political Science and Government	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Art/Art Studies	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Performance	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	36		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physician Assistant	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	54	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$86,100	-	-
Accounting	63	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$62,500	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Pedagogy	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Audiology/Audiologist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer and Information Sciences	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	298	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$45,900	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$48,000	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,600	-	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$54,800	-	-
Health Teacher Education	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Science, Technology and Society		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,900	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	10		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
School Psychology	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	17	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Political Science and Government	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Art/Art Studies	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Performance	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	44		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physician Assistant	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	47	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$86,100	-	-
Accounting	54	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$62,500	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Pedagogy	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Psychology

Visual And Performing Arts

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Education

Graduate Student Population

Total 21,594 students enrolled in James Madison University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,867 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 526 male and 1,341 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,094 full-time and 773 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 578 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 685 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,867
Men Students	526
Women Students	1,341

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,867
Full-time Students	1,094
Part-time Students	773

By race/ethnicity 1,431 White, 103 Black, and 68 Asian students are attending at James Madison University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	1,867
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	68
Black	103
Hispanic	82
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	2
White	1,431
Two or more races	49
Un-Known	71

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At James Madison University, 578 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 685 students are enrolled in some online courses.