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Adult & Continuing Education at James Madison University

Adult & Continuing Education at James Madison University

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

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Adult & Continuing Education section at the bottom of this page.

JMU Adult & Continuing Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Adult and Continuing Ed

JMU Adult & Continuing Education Rankings

Adult and Continuing Ed Student Demographics at JMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the adult and continuing ed majors at James Madison University.

JMU Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Program

57% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of adult and continuing ed master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in adult and continuing ed each year. JMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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In the adult and continuing ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from James Madison University with a master's in adult and continuing ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Adult and Continuing Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in adult and continuing ed 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
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 5,460 $42,910

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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