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Communication & Media Studies at James Madison University

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Communication & Media Studies at James Madison University

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what James Madison University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 433 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from JMU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at JMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 76
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 84
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 86
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools 129

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in communications from JMU. This makes it the #87 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Communications Graduates from JMU Make?

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at JMU is $39,604. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $32,435 for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

68% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 433 communications majors earned their bachelor's degree from JMU. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women.

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About 78% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 336
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 28

JMU Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

77% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 13 communications students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from JMU, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from JMU, 54% were white. This is typical 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

JMU also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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