James Madison University (JMU) is a four-year, public school located in Harrisonburg, VA.

It offers 47 graduate programs - 29 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 9 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,080 for in-state and $30,528 for out-of-state students.

A total of 1,878 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 22,224 students at JMU. JMU offers online graduate programs and 569 out of 1,878 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find JMU's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $13,080 for Virginia residents and $30,528 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-seven (47) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameJames Madison University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address800 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA
Graduate School Students2,096 students
569 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$13,080
Out-of-State$30,528
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 47 Graduate Programs
29 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 10 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at James Madison University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at James Madison University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Virginia residents, the tuition & fees are $13,080 and $30,528 for non-Virginia residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $545 for Virginia residents and $1,272 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$11,856$29,304
Fees$1,224$1,224
Cost per Credit$545$1,272
Books & Supplies$1,254
Room & Board$12,584 (On-Campus) / $12,584 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,560 (On-Campus) / $4,560 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$31,478$48,926
Off-Campus Total$31,478$48,926

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

James Madison University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 47 major areas - 29 Master's (2 online programs), 8 Doctorate, 9 Post-Bachelor's (4 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 739 students have been conferred Master's degree and 40 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total739408331
Men22610195
Women513306426

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education240 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 28 NOT OFFER
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum SupervisionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 18ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 18ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational Assessment, Testing, and MeasurementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Teacher Education1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mathematics Teacher Education11ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 31
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Science, Technology and Society NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness18 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management37 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychometrics and Quantitative PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Psychology10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 15ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Political Science and Government12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art/Art Studies7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music PedagogyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/AudiologistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist27 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Occupational Therapy/Therapist24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing31 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management81 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting41 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

JMU graduate schools have a total of 2,096 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 616 male and 1,480 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,115 full-time and 981 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 569 students enrolled through online exclusively and 188 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 1,546 White, 139 Black, and 75 Asian students are attending at James Madison University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,096
Men616
Women1,480
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,096
Full-time Students1,115
Part-time Students981
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,096
Asian75
Black139
Hispanic96
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White1,546
Two or more races74
Un-Known88

Online Population

At James Madison University graduate schools, 569 students enrolled online exclusively and 188 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,878
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses569
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses188
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,121
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses569
Virginia Resident433
Other State In U.S.129
Outside of U.S.7