Nursing at James Madison University

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at James Madison University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year.

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

JMU Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

JMU Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #234 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	227
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

JMU Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from JMU, 84% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at James Madison University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	254
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	27
Nursing Practice	9

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Communication Sciences
• Mental & Social Health Services

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Nurse Practitioners	4,710	$105,170
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,480	$70,540
Nurse Anesthetists	850	$187,320

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.