by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at James Madison University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in accounting, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for accounting majors, JMU came in at #55. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #4 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for JMU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at JMU paid an average of $804 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $241 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,250 | $23,564 |
| Fees | $5,080 | $5,666 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,348 | $11,348 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,020 | $4,020 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Accounting students who received their bachelor’s degree at JMU took out an average of $24,250 in student loans. That is 9% lower than the national average of $26,527.
The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor’s degree from JMU is $60,523 per year. That is 35% higher than the national average of $44,879.
Online degrees for the JMU accounting bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the JMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 41.7% of the accounting students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in accounting at JMU in 2019-2020, 11.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 84 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 103 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to accounting.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 141 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 11 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 163 |
| Hospitality Management | 179 |
| International Business | 21 |
*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.
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