James Madison University
James Madison University is a public college in Harrisonburg, VA. Its average net price is $23,550 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $14,379 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,452 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $16,960 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $22,031 |
| $110,001 and up | $31,907 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $62,132 |
| 8 years after entry | $69,343 |
| 10 years after entry | $75,482 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $73,848 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $66,131 National median for this major n=2,571 | Not published |
| Biology | $34,802 n=147 | $19,500 n=167 |
| Biotechnology | $49,893 National median for this major n=883 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $63,214 n=138 | $16,500 n=103 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $56,982 National median for this major n=4,348 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $20,402 Small program - rough guide n=76 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | $40,061 National median for this major n=902 | Not published |
| Communications | $48,809 n=358 | $20,500 n=350 |
| Computer Science | $85,090 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $19,500 n=104 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $28,206 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $20,800 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Economics | $60,641 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Engineering | $74,127 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $22,554 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,666 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $71,110 n=113 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=85 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $38,952 National median for this major n=2,176 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $46,229 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $16,121 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $40,940 National median for this major n=14,722 | Not published |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $53,880 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $24,125 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | $17,400 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $52,365 n=106 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Information Science/Studies | $77,208 n=156 | $18,828 n=130 |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $51,107 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $20,012 Small program - rough guide n=53 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $42,508 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | $47,879 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=73 |
| Liberal Arts | $51,954 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $21,350 n=150 |
| Marketing | $60,746 n=164 | $18,125 n=126 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $38,321 n=332 | $19,500 n=443 |
| Music | $51,664 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $19,700 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other | $31,918 National median for this major n=145 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $46,097 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $19,500 n=101 |
| Psychology | $37,518 n=175 | $19,500 n=283 |
| Public Administration | $52,411 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $13,353 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Registered Nursing | $83,905 n=296 | $22,083 n=289 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $39,049 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Science, Technology and Society | $58,494 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $19,375 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Social Work | $40,442 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $16,125 Small program - rough guide n=46 |
| Sociology | $42,238 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $22,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $45,848 n=181 | $19,500 n=264 |
| Studio Art | $38,534 n=110 | $19,500 n=106 |
| Systems Science and Theory | $72,455 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $24,000 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Teaching | $44,159 National median for this major n=58,872 | $19,726 n=156 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $36,625 National median for this major n=401 | Not published |
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