General Psychology at James Madison University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if James Madison University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,002 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University in 2021, 240 of them were general psychology majors.

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

JMU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

JMU General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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 General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	128
Best Value General Psychology Schools	352

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in psychology from JMU. This makes it the #128 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from JMU Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at JMU is $28,370. This is less than $28,637, which is the national average of all psychology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Psychology Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 240 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Psychology from JMU in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	182
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

JMU General Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from JMU. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from James Madison University with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

JMU also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Child Development & Psychology
• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,680	$80,380
Psychology Professors	1,200	$75,770
Psychologists	400	$97,200
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	200	$126,220

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.