General Economics at James Madison University

Every general economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general economics program at James Madison University stacks up to those at other schools.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from JMU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Economics section at the bottom of this page.

JMU General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

JMU General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at JMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	51
	53
	70
	74
	100
	101
	106
	121
	263
	304

General Economics Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from JMU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics at JMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from James Madison University with a bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	29
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

JMU also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Economists	1,230	$126,080
Economics Professors	440	$101,290
Survey Researchers	330	$59,410

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Asheville Post Card Co., Asheville, North Carolina under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.