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 $29,016 for other students in average.

It offers forty-seven graduate programs: 28 Master's, 10 Doctorate, 7 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 778 students have been conferred Master's degree and 37 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	1,828 students 310 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$11,976 Out-of-State$29,016
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 47 Graduate Programs 28 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 9 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 $29,016 for non-Virginia residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $438 for Virginia residents and $1,162 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	$1,128
Cost per Credit	$438	$1,162
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	$45,466
Off-Campus Total	$28,426	$45,466

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	$29,016

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 47 major areas - 27 Master's (3 online programs), 8 Doctorate , 7 Post-Bachelor'(4 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	778	37	11	17
Men	208	15	1	6
Women	570	22	10	11

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.

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Political Science and Government	10	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	6	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	42^ONLINE		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physician Assistant	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	32	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$86,100	-	-
Accounting	114	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$62,500	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	22	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
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	^ONLINE		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	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$54,800	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	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	11	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	5^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	295^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$45,900	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$48,000	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,600	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Health Teacher Education	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	2^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	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Science, Technology and Society	15	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	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$39,900	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

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

Graduate Student Population

Total 21,751 students enrolled in James Madison University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,828 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 548 male and 1,280 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,033 full-time and 795 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 310 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 172 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	1,828
Men Students	548
Women Students	1,280

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	1,828
Full-time Students	1,033
Part-time Students	795

By race/ethnicity 1,408 White, 103 Black, and 49 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	1,828
American Indian / Native American	1
Asian	49
Black	103
Hispanic	77
White	1,408
Two or more races	46
Un-Known	97

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, 310 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 172 students are enrolled in some online courses.