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General Engineering at James Madison University

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General Engineering at James Madison University

If you plan to study general engineering, 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. Of the 5,002 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University in 2021, 76 of them were general engineering majors.

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

JMU General Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

JMU General Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Engineering. 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
44

How Much Do Engineering Graduates from JMU Make?

The median salary of engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at JMU is $64,114. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $61,282 for all engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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Engineering Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU General Engineering Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 76 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from JMU, about 78% were men and 22% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 60
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Engineers 4,190 $118,390
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,030 $164,300

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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