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James Madison University Master’s in Accounting

54 Master's Degrees Awarded
$65,512 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Accounting. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Accounting is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at James Madison University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in accounting, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Accounting from JMU Cost?

$11,976 Average Tuition and Fees

JMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at JMU was $1,184 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $452 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$10,848$27,888
Fees$1,128$1,656

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Accounting From JMU?

$65,512 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of accounting students who receive their master’s degree from JMU is $65,512 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $56,422.

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Does JMU Offer an Online Master’s in Accounting?

Online degrees for the JMU accounting master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the JMU Online Learning page.

JMU Master’s Student Diversity for Accounting

54 Master's Degrees Awarded
37.0% Women
11.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 54 master’s degrees in accounting handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 37.0% of the students who received their Master’s in accounting in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 11.1% of accounting master’s degree recipients at JMU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 29%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American1
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White45
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities1

Master’s in Accounting Focus Areas at JMU

Accounting students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Accounting54

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Business Administration & Management47

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*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.

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