HARRISONBURG, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – James Madison University announced this morning that over 2,500 undergraduates from the class of 2023 found work within six months of receiving their degrees, and more than 1,500 of them filled jobs in Virginia.

That is according to the university’s annual career outcomes report.

JMU spokesman Chad Saylor says over three-fourths of JMU’s 2023 graduates are teaching in Virginia and more than three-fourths of nursing majors are now employed in the state.

“Nearly 77% of JMU’s 2023 graduates are teaching in Virginia and 77% of nursing majors are now employed in the state,” Saylor said. “Locally, our graduates can be found in Harrisonburg City Public Schools, Rockingham County Public Schools (RCPS), Sentara and Valley Health.” 

The report showed that in Virginia, 43 percent of the respondents found work in Northern Virginia while 26 percent were in Central Virginia and 20 percent were in the Shenandoah Valley.