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Business & finance at Cleveland State

Cleveland State graduates about 390 business & finance majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 423rd of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 151 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 77% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $66,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

45/100Solid#423 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year39016% of the class
Courses in the catalog151more than 77% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$66,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%880–1130whole school

Around Cleveland State

View of the Fenn Tower, a skyscraper on the campus of Cleveland State University
Fenn TowerPhoto: User:Nyttend · Public domain · source
Front of University Hall (also known as the Mather Mansion), located at 2605 Euc
University Hall, Cleveland State UniversityPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
Bert L. & Iris S. Wolstein Convocation Center on the campus of Cleveland Sta
Wolstein Center EntrancePhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
Interior view of the Henry J. Goodman Arena at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland,
Wolstein Center Charge 2024Photo: JonRidinger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Monte Ahuja College of Business.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 11 · Library 3 · Athletics 2 · Offices 2 · Arts 1 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Austin College 46
  2. Pacific University 46
  3. Covenant College 46
  4. Eastern Michigan University 45
  5. New Mexico State University 45
  6. SUNY Oswego 45
  7. Lewis University 45
  8. Adelphi University 45

Other strong majors at Cleveland State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Cleveland State 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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