Harrisonburg, Virginia · Public
Systems Science and Theory at James Madison University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 207 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~207
- Schools with reported signal
- 43
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 71.5%
- Graduation rate
- 79.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $23,322/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $93,288
- Median debt
- $20,093
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $69,954/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 43 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($335 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($333 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 65% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,807 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.7% reported share · $13,370 net A+ 
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.0% reported share · $8,752 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.0% reported share · $13,138 net A University of Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.0% reported share · $14,860 net A 
Marshall University Huntington, WV · 0.5% reported share · $7,502 net A Portland State University Portland, OR · 0.1% reported share · $9,552 net A University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · 0.0% reported share · $14,251 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Systems Science and Theory accounts for 1% of reported programs at James Madison University, which is bigger than 79% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 207 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
James Madison University's average net price is $23,322 per year, about $93,288 over four years. That is $335 below the $23,657 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $69,954 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $333 below the $70,287 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks James Madison University #28 of 43 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.