Public Administration at James Madison University

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. Of the 5,002 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University in 2021, 59 of them were public administration majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks public admin programs across the country. The following shows how JMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	68

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in public admin from JMU. This makes it the #174 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of JMU Public Admin Graduates

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at JMU is $35,948. This is less than $42,063, which is the national average of all public admin majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 59 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public admin from JMU in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were 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 11% more men than average.

About 78% 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	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

JMU Public Administration Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in public admin from JMU. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. 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 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from JMU, 70% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

JMU also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Social Work

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
• Image Credit: By Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.