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James Madison University Bachelor’s in Nursing

252 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$64,315 Average Salary
$22,391 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at James Madison University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the JMU Bachelor’s in Nursing

#138 in the U.S
#3 in Virginia

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 nursing. More specifically it was ranked #138 out of 1,848 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Virginia.

Here are some of the other rankings for JMU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans10
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans14
Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans14
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans29
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools76
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools87
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools107
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)108
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)109
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)119
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)125
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)128
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)129
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing130
Best Nursing Schools138
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)145
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)154
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)156
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)163
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing184
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Nursing Graduates201
Most Popular Colleges for Nursing206
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)217
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)218
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)234
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)234
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)235
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)243
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing251
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing263
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing330
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Nursing Graduates330
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)357
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)379
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing398
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing408
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing490
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Graduates599
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing697
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $30-$48k)835
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $0-$30k)846
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $48-$75k)902
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (With Aid)910
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income Over $110k)935
Best Value Colleges for Nursing (Income $75-$110k)1,078
Best Value Colleges for Nursing1,171
Highest Paid Nursing Graduates1,206
Most Focused Colleges for Nursing1,335

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Nursing from JMU Cost?

$12,330 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$22,391 Average Student Debt

JMU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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 following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut 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

Learn more about JMU tuition and fees.

JMU Nursing Bachelor’s Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at JMU in Nursing walked away with an average of $22,391 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $22,660.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Nursing From JMU?

$64,315 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from JMU is $64,315 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $62,199.

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Does JMU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Nursing?

JMU does not offer an online option for its nursing bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the JMU Online Learning page.

JMU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Nursing

252 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
93.7% Women
16.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 252 students received their bachelor’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 93.7% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 16.3% of the nursing bachelor’s degrees at JMU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian11
Black or African American7
Hispanic or Latino10
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White204
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities20

Bachelor’s in Nursing Focus Areas at JMU

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Registered Nursing252

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Communication Sciences81
Health & Medical Administrative Services82
Allied Health Professions15
Mental & Social Health Services469

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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.

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