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Music at James Madison University

Music at James Madison University

If you are interested in studying music, 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 Music section at the bottom of this page.

JMU Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music
  • Master’s Degree in Music

JMU Music Rankings

The music major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #82 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Music Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music 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 music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 48
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

JMU Music Master’s Program

44% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of music master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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Of the students who received a music 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 music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at James Madison University. 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
Music Performance 74
Music Pedagogy 3

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Sound Engineering Technicians 270 $53,780

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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