International Relations at James Madison University

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying international relations, you may want to check out the program at James Madison University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 International Relations section at the bottom of this page.

JMU International Relations Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations

JMU International Relations Rankings

The international relations major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International Relations. 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.

International Relations Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU International Relations Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of international relations bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical international relations bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at JMU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in international relations 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 international relations.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	35
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That International Relations Grads May Go Into

A degree in international relations 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
Political Scientists	1,030	$128,590

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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