James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia · Public
Graduate earnings
42of 42 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Virginia high-school graduate (about $36,613 a year).
42 of 49 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 7 have no earnings published. The 43 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$23,322 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$23,322 a year
About $93,288 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $11,444 |
| $30k to $48k | $12,977 |
| $48k to $75k | $16,475 |
| $75k to $110k | $22,343 |
| $110k and up | $30,147 |
| All families (average) | $23,322 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Virginia high-school graduate ($36,613 a year).
56 of 92 programs could be assessed 61% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $67,033 | +$30,420 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | 415 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $66,436 | +$29,823 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.7 yrs | 413 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,212 | +$19,599 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.1 yrs | 330 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $87,056 | +$50,443 | clears the bar | $19,350 | 0.4 yrs | 286 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $63,065 | +$26,452 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 272 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $58,739 | +$22,126 | above HS line | $20,409 | 0.9 yrs | 240 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $62,914 | +$26,301 | clears the bar | $20,594 | 0.8 yrs | 179 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $89,944 | +$53,331 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 170 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $113,345 | +$76,732 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 149 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,026 | +$21,413 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 1.0 yrs | 146 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $104,806 | +$68,193 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 136 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $85,137 | +$48,524 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.4 yrs | 130 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $104,926 | +$68,313 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.3 yrs | 129 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $54,093 | +$17,480 | clears the bar | $22,125 | 1.3 yrs | 115 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $73,326 | +$36,713 | clears the bar | $19,286 | 0.5 yrs | 110 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $65,016 | +$28,403 | clears the bar | $19,875 | 0.7 yrs | 85 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $150,316 | +$113,703 | above HS line | $24,750 | 0.2 yrs | 81 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $98,767 | +$62,154 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.4 yrs | 78 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Bachelor's Degree | $82,455 | +$45,842 | clears the bar | $22,784 | 0.5 yrs | 71 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $65,770 | +$29,157 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 71 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $61,496 | +$24,883 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.0 yrs | 70 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $51,882 | +$15,269 | clears the bar | $20,968 | 1.4 yrs | 69 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $77,393 | +$40,780 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 69 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $55,782 | +$19,169 | clears the bar | $20,018 | 1.0 yrs | 69 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $91,761 | +$55,148 | clears the bar | $24,750 | 0.4 yrs | 66 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $45,225 | +$8,612 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 2.2 yrs | 63 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | $63,768 | +$27,155 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 61 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $86,681 | +$50,068 | clears the bar | $17,000 | 0.3 yrs | 58 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $71,626 | +$35,013 | clears the bar | $18,250 | 0.5 yrs | 56 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $58,878 | +$22,265 | above HS line | $18,092 | 0.8 yrs | 55 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $68,798 | +$32,185 | clears the bar | $18,138 | 0.6 yrs | 53 |
| Systems Science and Theory | Bachelor's Degree | $91,034 | +$54,421 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.4 yrs | 50 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $52,991 | +$16,378 | clears the bar | $17,990 | 1.1 yrs | 44 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,295 | +$38,682 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.5 yrs | 43 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $138,766 | +$102,153 | above HS line | $88,050 | 0.9 yrs | 42 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $111,224 | +$74,611 | above HS line | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 41 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $57,487 | +$20,874 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 1.0 yrs | 39 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $57,179 | +$20,566 | clears the bar | $21,891 | 1.1 yrs | 37 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $48,774 | +$12,161 | clears the bar | $17,946 | 1.5 yrs | 37 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $58,228 | +$21,615 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $62,366 | +$25,753 | clears the bar | $18,879 | 0.7 yrs | 34 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $91,141 | +$54,528 | clears the bar | $16,250 | 0.3 yrs | 34 |
| Biotechnology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,893 | +$29,280 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 0.7 yrs | 32 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $106,786 | +$70,173 | above HS line | $29,000 | 0.4 yrs | 31 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $74,631 | +$38,018 | clears the bar | $23,750 | 0.6 yrs | 28 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $59,501 | +$22,888 | clears the bar | $16,375 | 0.7 yrs | 27 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $69,342 | +$32,729 | above HS line | $29,000 | 0.9 yrs | 27 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | $51,500 | +$14,887 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.4 yrs | 26 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $76,377 | +$39,764 | above HS line | $46,918 | 1.2 yrs | 24 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,841 | +$24,228 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.8 yrs | 23 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $81,363 | +$44,750 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $59,379 | +$22,766 | above HS line | $20,250 | 0.9 yrs | 18 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $59,604 | +$22,991 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 0.9 yrs | 14 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | $86,137 | +$49,524 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | $45,9331-year earnings | +$9,320 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Education, Other | Master's Degree | $59,635 | +$23,022 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 138 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 46 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 31 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 30 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Security Science and Technology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Music | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Communication Disorders | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Music | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Research Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Science, Technology and Society | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $36,613 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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