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Salaries by Major at James Madison University

How much money do James Madison University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $43,500 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $60,300 on average.

In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for JMU graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Information Science/Studies with a median starting salary of $68,400 followed by Computer and Information Sciences paying $67,900 and Finance and Financial Management Services graduates who have a median starting income of $62,100 .

Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $109,400 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $86,100 and Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) who earn $67,500 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for James Madison University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.

Median first-year earnings for James Madison University graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degree) $109,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $86,100
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $68,400
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $67,900
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Master's Degree) $67,500
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $62,500
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,100
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $61,900
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) $57,100
Systems Science and Theory (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,600
Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $56,100
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) $54,800
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $52,600
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,300
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,300
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $48,100
Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) $48,000
Science, Technology and Society (Bachelor’s Degree) $47,400
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,900
Education (Master's Degree) $45,900
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $44,600
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,200
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,500
International Business (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,700
Public Administration (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,900
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) $39,900
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,300
Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,700
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,900
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,700
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,300
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,700
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,600
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,100
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,800
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,500
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,300
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,500
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,200
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,200
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,000
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,900
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,300
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,100
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,700
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,200
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,900
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $17,600

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=232423 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for James Madison University.