Writing Studies at James Madison University

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at James Madison University stacks up to those at other schools.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594. In 2021, 50 writing majors received their bachelor's degree from JMU.

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

JMU Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Writing
• Master’s Degree in Writing

JMU Writing Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks writing programs across the country. The following shows how JMU performed in these rankings.

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 writing major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Writing 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
Best Writing Studies Master’s Degree Schools	20
	27
Best Value Writing Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Best Writing Studies Schools	31
Most Popular Writing Studies Schools	39

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in writing from JMU. This makes it the #210 most popular school for writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of JMU Writing Graduates

The median salary of writing students who receive their bachelor's degree at JMU is $34,673. This is 28% higher than $27,021, which is the national average for all writing bachelor's degree recipients.

Writing Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Writing Studies Bachelor’s Program

The writing program at JMU awarded 50 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women. The typical writing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 31% men. So male students are more repesented at JMU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in writing 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 writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

JMU Writing Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in writing from JMU. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a writing master's degree from JMU, 100% 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 writing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• General English Literature

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing 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
Editors	3,450	$72,660
Technical Writers	2,840	$85,450
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690
Writers and Authors	1,220	$68,600

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.