James Madison University

Tuition and Fees

The cost of tuition for graduate studies is based on your residency:

2011-2012 Tuition Rates
Virginia: $374 per credit hour*
Out-of-State: $1003 per credit hour

There is no discount for multiple courses taken per semester at the graduate level.

*Eligibility for the in-state (Virginia resident) tuition rate, as well as for certain types of financial aid, is based on the provisions of Section 23-7.4 of the Code of Virginia. The initial determination of your status is made by TGS, based upon the information contained on the Application for Virginia In-state Tuition Rates form that you submitted as part of your application to JMU.

Information on appeals and reclassification may be found in the "Non-Virginia Residents" section of the Graduate Catalog.

Other Fees
Comprehensive information about fees and billing may be obtained from The University Business Office.

Payment
Payment for tuition and fees should be remitted to the Student Accounting/Cashiers Office located on the third floor of Warren Hall. You may pay by a combination of personal check, money order, cashier's check, Discover, or MasterCard. Payments drawn on foreign banks must be converted to US dollars prior to transmittal to JMU. The student's social security number should be included on all payments to ensure application to the correct account.

Financial Assistance
Financial assistance is available to graduate students through assistantships, as well as through loans and other programs offered through the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. For more information, please view our Financial Assistance pdf.

News

CollegeNET offers a social network for college students to discuss important topics. Over $3,000 in scholarships are awarded to student users each week. Students create profiles, write about the topics of their choice, and others vote on their favorites. Each week the student with the highest score wins a scholarship. CollegeNET has awarded more than $878,000 in scholarships since 2007. http://www.collegenet.com/elect/app/app

The Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship program awards $330,000 annually to 56 Fellowship recipients (51 at $5,000 each and 5 at $15,000 each). The Fellowship program is designed to provide support to active Phi Kappa Phi members as they prepare to enter their first year of graduate study in the upcoming 2012-2013 academic year. 140 Love of Learning awards at $500 each are also funded each year to help fund post-baccalaureate students for active Phi Kappa Phi members. Applications can be obtained from: www.phikappaphi.org/Web/Awards

For additional information, students may contact Society Headquarters at 800-804-9880 ext 35 or fellows@phikappaphi.org

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AWARDS!

Dr. Anne Stewart to receive the 2012 Outstanding Faculty Award by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia! Read more...

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Justine Schembri, a May 2011 graduate of the ISAT-Malta program is selected to receive the 2012 CSGS (Conference of Southern Graduate Schools*) Master's Thesis Award in Life Sciences.

Jason Kopp, a doctoral student in the Assessment and Measurement Ph.D. program, and graduate of the Psychological Sciences master's program, is selected to receive the 2012 CSGS Master's Thesis Award in Social Sciences, Business and Education. Read more...

Dr. Sarah Finney, with the Center for Assessment and Research Studes and the Ph.D. progra in Assessment and Measurement is selected to receive the 2012 CSGS Outstanding Mentor Award for her work with master's and doctoral students at JMU.

*The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (of which JMU is a member) is an organization of over 200 gradaute schools in the following 15 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland. Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

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Dr. Brenda Ryals, faculty in the Communication Sciences and Disorders progam, is the recipient of the 2012 Jerger Career Award for Research in Audiology. Read more...

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JMU Graduate Student, Sarah DiDimenco, is Virginia Occupational Therapy Association (VOTA)scholarship award winner .... more.

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