Public Administration & Social Service at James Madison University

Every public administration & social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration & social service 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

JMU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

JMU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration & Social Service. 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.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at JMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at James Madison University.

JMU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at JMU since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service 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 public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	72
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

JMU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. JMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from JMU, 68% 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 public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration & social service concentations are available at James Madison University. 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
Public Administration	79

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & social service 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
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,340	$51,880
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Social and Human Service Assistants	7,250	$33,580

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.