Online Degrees and Programs at James Madison University

James Madison University offers 112 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 10 major programs - 1 Bachelors, 4 Masters, and 5 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $13,966 for Virginia residents and $31,312 for out-of-state students.

Total 968 students out of total 22,740 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 693 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

James Madison University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at James Madison University. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $13,966 and $31,312 for non-Virginia residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $13,464 and $30,984 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $271 for Virginia residents and $849 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $509 for Virginia residents and $1,239 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

James Madison University offers 112 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 10 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Bachelors, 4 Masters, 5 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At James Madison University, there are 22,740 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,336 students were attending classes through distance learning (968 students are enrolled exclusively and 6,368 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 968 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 828 Virginia Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 138 students living in the U.S. States other than Virginia, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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