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Mathematics at James Madison University

Mathematics at James Madison University

If you are interested in studying mathematics, 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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

JMU Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math

JMU Mathematics Rankings

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

Math Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at JMU since its program graduates 9% more women than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math 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 math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 30
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Mathematics

Mathematics 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
General Mathematics 70

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
Mathematical Science Professors 2,030 $68,640
Natural Sciences Managers 1,270 $133,360
Statisticians 1,180 $87,700
Mathematicians 440 $121,240

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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