Business Economics at James Madison University

What traits are you looking for in a business economics school? To help you decide if James Madison University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's business economics program.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 21,594. In 2021, 8 business economics majors received their bachelor's degree from JMU.

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

JMU Business Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

JMU Business Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business economics programs across the country. The following shows how JMU performed in these rankings.

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 business economics major at JMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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
	8
	10
	10
	11
	26
	28
	119
	125
	183
	189

Business Economics Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 business economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from JMU. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business economics at JMU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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
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.