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Political Science at James Madison University

Political Science at James Madison University

What traits are you looking for in a poly sci school? To help you decide if James Madison University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's poly sci 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 Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

JMU Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci
  • Master’s Degree in Poly Sci

JMU Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Political Science Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 85
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

JMU Political Science Master’s Program

58% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of poly sci master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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Of the students who received a poly sci master's degree from JMU, 67% 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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