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Mathematics Education at James Madison University

Mathematics Education at James Madison University

If you plan to study mathematics education, 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 has a total student population of 21,594.

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

JMU Mathematics Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Math Teacher Education

Online Classes Are Available at JMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

JMU does offer online education options in math teacher education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Master’s Degree

JMU Mathematics Education Rankings

Math Teacher Education Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Mathematics Education Master’s Program

55% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of math teacher education master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in math teacher education each year. JMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a math teacher education master's degree from JMU, 91% 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 math teacher education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Math Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in math teacher education 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
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Middle School Teachers 17,130 $66,870
Mathematical Science Professors 2,030 $68,640

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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