Fine & Studio Arts at James Madison University

Every fine & studio arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fine arts program at James Madison University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Fine & Studio Arts section at the bottom of this page.

JMU Fine & Studio Arts Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts
• Master’s Degree in Fine Arts

JMU Fine & Studio Arts Rankings

The fine arts major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fine & Studio Arts. 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.

Fine Arts Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of fine arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical fine arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at JMU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fine arts 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 fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	84
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

JMU Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of fine arts master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a fine arts master's degree from JMU, 100% 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 fine arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Fine & Studio Arts

If you plan to be a fine arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from James Madison University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Art Studies	120
Art History	12

Related Majors

• Drama & Theater Arts
• Music

Careers That Fine Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in fine arts 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
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Photographers	860	$37,420
Art Directors	510	$91,770
Multimedia Artists and Animators	480	$65,430

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.