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Music Performance at James Madison University

61 Bachelor's Degrees
13 Master's Degrees
#40 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how JMU ranks in comparison to other schools with music performance programs.

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Music Performance Degrees Available at JMU

JMU Music Performance Rankings

The bachelor's program at JMU was ranked #40 on College Factual's Best Schools for music performance list. It is also ranked #1 in Virginia.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Music Performance Graduates 8
Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 10
Best Music Performance Colleges for Veterans 13
Best Music Performance Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 15
Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 15
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Music Performance Graduates 23
Highest Paid Music Performance Graduates 29
Best Music Performance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 35
Best Music Performance Schools 40
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (With Aid) 43
Best Music Performance Master’s Degree Schools 45
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $30-$48k) 49
Best Music Performance Graduate Degree Schools 50
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance 50
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $0-$30k) 51
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $48-$75k) 52
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance 53
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Music Performance 56
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (With Aid) 63
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income Over $110k) 63
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $75-$110k) 64
Best Value Colleges for Music Performance (With Aid) 67
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $0-$30k) 68
Best Value Colleges for Music Performance 69
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $30-$48k) 69
Best Value Colleges for Music Performance (Income $30-$48k) 73
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $48-$75k) 74
Best Value Colleges for Music Performance (Income $0-$30k) 77
Best Value Colleges for Music Performance (Income $48-$75k) 81
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income Over $110k) 87
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Music Performance (Income $75-$110k) 99
Best Value Colleges for Music Performance (Income Over $110k) 102
Best Value Colleges for Music Performance (Income $75-$110k) 116

Popularity of Music Performance at JMU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, James Madison University handed out 61 bachelor's degrees in music performance. This is a decrease of 21% over the previous year when 77 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in music performance from JMU. This makes it the #47 most popular school for music performance master’s degree candidates in the country.

JMU Music Performance Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music performance majors at James Madison University.

JMU Music Performance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of music performance bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 80% 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 music performance.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 49
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 6

JMU Music Performance Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in music performance from JMU. About 54% were men and 46% were women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 92% 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 master's in music performance.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 0

Majors Similar to Music Performance

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music Pedagogy 3

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