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Health Professions at James Madison University

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Health Professions at James Madison University

If you plan to study health professions, 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. In 2021, 963 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from JMU.

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

JMU Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

JMU Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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 Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 23
Best Health Professions Schools 307
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools 541
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 872

In 2021, 107 students received their master’s degree in health professions from JMU. This makes it the #330 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #468 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at JMU awarded 963 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 45
Black or African American 54
Hispanic or Latino 77
White 731
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 52

JMU Health Professions Master’s Program

87% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at JMU awarded 107 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from JMU, 85% 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 91
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

JMU also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from James Madison University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental & Social Health Services 504
Nursing 290
Communication Sciences 132
Health & Medical Administrative Services 93
Allied Health Professions 45
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 23

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses 64,750 $69,790
Nursing Assistants 39,320 $28,770
Personal Care Aides 39,030 $21,240
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 38,820 $61,190
Software Applications Developers 38,110 $113,690

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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