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James Madison University

Speech Communication and Rhetoric (09.0101)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Communication and Advocacy
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MA
2010 CIP Code: XXXXXX

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  05/2012
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19302212
2019-20302117
2020-21241713
2021-22241810
2022-23241812

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 3,555




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
2018-1910212
2019-208917
2020-218513
2021-227310
2022-2310212
Five Year Summary432164
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 Years890264436264



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)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)NaN
2016-17 (5 years)2245%$53,294$74,611$112,242
2018-19 (3 years)4542%$53,992$61,472$66,497
2020-21 (18 months)6043%$36,792$42,241$51,687



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 2017-181442.4%$ 14,752$ 27,178$ 24,255$ 32,116
2014-15 to 2018-191431.1%$ 14,752$ 27,178$ 24,255$ 32,116
2015-16 to 2019-201425.0%$ 14,458$ 27,661$ 24,115$ 33,322
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22
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 2017-181442.4%$ 14,752$ 27,178$ 24,255$ 32,116
2014-15 to 2018-191431.1%$ 14,752$ 27,178$ 24,255$ 32,116
2015-16 to 2019-201425.0%$ 14,458$ 27,661$ 24,115$ 33,322
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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