Accounting at James Madison University

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what James Madison University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,751. Of the 832 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University in 2019, 105 of them were accounting majors.

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

JMU Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

JMU Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how JMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	31
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Best Accounting Schools	63
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	96
Most Popular Accounting Schools	118
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	137
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	199
Most Focused Accounting Schools	540
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	622

In 2019, 63 students received their master’s degree in accounting from JMU. This makes it the #96 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at JMU awarded 105 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at JMU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	78
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

JMU Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 63 accounting majors earned their master's degree from JMU. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. JMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from JMU, 83% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	52
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

JMU also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Budget Analysts	3,730	$91,000
Financial Examiners	1,920	$80,700
Credit Analysts	1,730	$85,090

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.