Public Administration at James Madison University

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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 section at the bottom of this page.

JMU Public Administration Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin
Master’s Degree in Public Admin

JMU Public Administration Rankings

The public admin major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration. 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 Admin Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

39% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of public admin bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at JMU since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin 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 admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	37
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

JMU Public Administration Master’s Program

53% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. JMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin 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 admin.

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

Public Administration majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
Chief Executives	5,760	$228,540
Social and Community Service Managers	2,650	$89,290
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,060	$105,600

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
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