Communication & Media Studies at James Madison University

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, 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 Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

JMU Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
• Master’s Degree in Communications

JMU Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The communications major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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.

Communications Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communications bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	327
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

JMU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communications master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from JMU, 58% 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at James Madison University. 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
Speech Communication	446

Related Majors

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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
Public Relations Specialists	6,920	$78,410
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Writers and Authors	1,220	$68,600
Reporters and Correspondents	740	$49,530
Radio and Television Announcers	580	$43,660

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.