Accounting at James Madison University

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at James Madison University stacks up to those at other schools.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

JMU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

JMU Accounting Rankings

The accounting major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Accounting Student Demographics at JMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at James Madison University.

JMU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at JMU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at JMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from James Madison University with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

JMU Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. JMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from JMU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from James Madison University with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Accounting

If you plan to be a accounting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at James Madison University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting	142

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• Hospitality Management
• Marketing

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	41,690	$43,140
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Financial Managers	15,180	$164,030
Financial Analysts	8,550	$97,990
Budget Analysts	3,730	$91,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.