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General Economics at James Madison University

General Economics at James Madison University

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

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year.

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

JMU General Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

JMU General Economics Rankings

The general economics major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. 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.

General Economics Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics 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 general economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 32
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Economists 1,230 $126,080
Economics Professors 440 $101,290
Survey Researchers 330 $59,410

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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