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Business Economics at James Madison University

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

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, 13 of them were business economics majors.

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

JMU Business Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

JMU Business Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business economics progam at JMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Economics. 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 Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 8
Best Business Economics Schools 12
Most Popular Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 98
Most Popular Business Economics Schools 105
Most Focused Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 168
Most Focused Business Economics Schools 173

Business Economics Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business economics from JMU. About 77% were men and 23% were women.

JMU Gender Breakdown of Business Economics Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics 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 business economics.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Business Economics Majors at James Madison University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business economics 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
Economists 1,230 $126,080
Economics Professors 440 $101,290
Survey Researchers 330 $59,410

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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