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Accounting at James Madison University

Accounting at James Madison University

If you are interested in studying accounting, you may want to check out the program at James Madison University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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

46% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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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.

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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

41% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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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.

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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

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
Accountants and Auditors 41,230 $85,640
Budget Analysts 3,730 $91,000
Financial Examiners 1,920 $80,700
Credit Analysts 1,730 $85,090

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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