Education at James Madison University

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

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 367 students received their master's degree in education.

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

JMU Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at JMU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, JMU does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

JMU Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Education Master’s Program

Of the 367 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from JMU, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from JMU, 84% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	307
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at James Madison University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	295
Special Education	35
Student Counseling	25
Other Education	16
Educational Administration	12
Teacher Education Grade Specific	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	8
Educational Assessment	6
Instructional Media Design	6

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Elementary School Teachers	36,450	$67,610
Teacher Assistants	31,030	$28,000
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Middle School Teachers	17,130	$66,870
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	12,720	$41,370

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.