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James Madison University

International Relations and Affairs (45.0901)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




International Affairs
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 450901

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1990
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19350371101
2019-2033035482
2020-2130331378
2021-2224725782
2022-2323824353

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.04124$ 3,929

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.1084




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
2018-198120101
2019-20691382
2020-21601878
2021-22622082
2022-23401353
Five Year Summary31284396
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 Years9151243964626215396



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)44927%$60,292$82,733$108,156
2013-14 (8 years)51828%$58,927$81,288$109,743
2016-17 (5 years)49333%$48,326$66,594$88,906
2018-19 (3 years)49737%$42,290$58,739$76,943
2020-21 (18 months)46138%$25,567$44,902$59,590



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 2017-1822447.7%$ 14,845$ 24,781$ 27,008$ 30,733
2014-15 to 2018-1923148.3%$ 13,408$ 22,760$ 26,848$ 30,680
2015-16 to 2019-2023250.5%$ 12,917$ 22,760$ 26,874$ 30,679
2016-17 to 2020-2122651.0%$ 12,595$ 21,944$ 27,107$ 32,356
2017-18 to 2021-2221350.2%$ 11,878$ 21,521$ 27,289$ 30,683
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 2017-1822748.3%$ 17,862$ 26,830$ 40,554$ 58,714
2014-15 to 2018-1923449.0%$ 16,102$ 27,376$ 41,000$ 61,304
2015-16 to 2019-2023651.4%$ 15,587$ 28,392$ 40,877$ 61,572
2016-17 to 2020-2123051.9%$ 15,338$ 30,351$ 41,365$ 61,307
2017-18 to 2021-2221550.7%$ 13,858$ 30,683$ 43,270$ 65,060


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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