by our College Data Analytics TeamLiberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is a program of study at James Madison University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors, JMU came in at #58. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 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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Online degrees for the JMU liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 87.6% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 13.8% of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities bachelor’s degrees at JMU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 243 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 290 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
