Social Work at James Madison University

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

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in social work from JMU.

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

JMU Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work

JMU Social Work Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social work major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Work. 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 Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
Most Focused Social Work Schools	636

Earnings of JMU Social Work Graduates

The median salary of social work students who receive their bachelor's degree at JMU is $31,086. This is less than $31,866, which is the national average of all social work majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Work Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Social Work Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from JMU. About 4% were men and 96% were women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social work 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 social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Public Administration

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work 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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,340	$51,880
Substance Abuse Social Workers	4,720	$51,660
Healthcare Social Workers	3,720	$57,510
Social and Community Service Managers	2,650	$89,290
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	2,640	$48,250

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.