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The bachelor's program at JMU was ranked #114 on College Factual's Best Schools for political science list. It is also ranked #6 in Virginia.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, James Madison University handed out 119 bachelor's degrees in political science & government. This is an increase of 24% over the previous year when 96 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in political science from JMU. This makes it the #40 most popular school for political science master’s degree candidates in the country.
Political Science majors who earn their bachelor's degree from JMU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $35,969 a year. This is higher than $33,089, which is the national median for all political science bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at JMU, political science students borrow a median amount of $20,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all political science bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $24,439.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the political science program at JMU is $514 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the political science majors at James Madison University.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science from JMU. About 56% were men and 44% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 73% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from James Madison University with a bachelor's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 87 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 14 |
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a master's degree in political science from JMU. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at JMU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 82% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from James Madison University with a master's in political science.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 9 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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International Relations & National Security | 78 |
Geography & Cartography | 63 |
Economics | 57 |
Sociology | 55 |
Anthropology | 33 |
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