by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Business Administration and Management. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Business Administration & Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at James Madison University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in business administration, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Gain supervisory and managerial expertise you can use throughout your career at Southern New Hampshire University. Our business degree program focuses on developing skilled professionals who can apply proven leadership skills in a variety of roles.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. JMU is in the top 10% of the country for business administration. More specifically it was ranked #102 out of 1,967 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #7 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for JMU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at JMU paid an average of $804 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $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 factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Business Administration students who received their bachelor’s degree at JMU took out an average of $19,500 in student loans. That is 25% lower than the national average of $25,962.
The median early career salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor’s degree from JMU is $49,019 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $40,105.
Online degrees for the JMU business administration 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.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2019-2020, 31.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in business administration at JMU in 2019-2020, 18.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 108 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Business Administration & Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business Administration and Management | 141 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business administration and management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 103 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 11 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 163 |
| Hospitality Management | 179 |
| International Business | 21 |
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*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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