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James Madison University

Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other (38.9999)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Philosophy and Religion
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 389999

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19657724
2019-20758826
2020-21717422
2021-22545715
2022-23484814

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.55132$ 2,563

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.0581




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1919524
2019-2022426
2020-2117522
2021-2214115
2022-2312214
Five Year Summary8417101
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years24011014824101



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)17431%$45,410$73,172$134,444
2013-14 (8 years)18336%$40,615$54,254$90,404
2016-17 (5 years)14938%$34,998$47,075$60,868
2018-19 (3 years)12843%$29,050$41,040$55,381
2020-21 (18 months)13842%$15,905$34,330$51,102



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-183846.9%$ 13,854$ 22,813$ 24,297$ 29,006
2014-15 to 2018-194153.2%$ 13,854$ 24,798$ 24,351$ 26,644
2015-16 to 2019-204251.9%$ 13,854$ 25,077$ 25,050$ 29,940
2016-17 to 2020-214554.2%$ 11,892$ 24,478$ 24,386$ 26,722
2017-18 to 2021-223348.5%$ 11,892$ 24,798$ 25,914$ 29,940
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-184049.4%$ 15,457$ 30,202$ 44,073$ 62,452
2014-15 to 2018-194355.8%$ 17,433$ 31,429$ 46,147$ 67,919
2015-16 to 2019-204454.3%$ 18,259$ 32,031$ 46,271$ 65,619
2016-17 to 2020-214756.6%$ 17,019$ 32,066$ 43,771$ 65,447
2017-18 to 2021-223450.0%$ 17,433$ 36,633$ 43,244$ 63,319


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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