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Business & finance at Brandeis

Brandeis graduates about 111 business & finance majors a year, 13% of its graduating class. That puts it 36th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $108,000 four years out, 1.58× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

86/100Standout#36 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year11113% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$108,0001.58× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate40%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1530whole school

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 21 · Academic 16 · Arts 5 · Offices 3 · Chapel 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. American University 87
  2. The Catholic University of America 87
  3. Carnegie Mellon University 87
  4. Washington University in St. Louis 86
  5. The University of Texas–Austin 85
  6. Boston University 85
  7. Marquette University 85
  8. Loyola Marymount University 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brandeis with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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