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Business & finance at Georgia State University

Georgia State University graduates about 1,032 business & finance majors a year, 20% of its graduating class. That puts it 236th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 186 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 89% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $75,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $14 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1,03220% of the class
Courses in the catalog186more than 89% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$75,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$14Ma year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1250whole school

Around Georgia State University

Arts Humanities Recital Hall, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Fulton County,
Arts Humanities Recital Hall, GSUPhoto: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
GSU Auditorium, Atlanta
GSU Auditorium AtlantaPhoto: Keizers · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
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Red Sonja (cosplayer at Dragon Con 2009, Atlanta)Photo: Jason Azze from Beacon Falls, CT · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Picture taken at the Art+Feminism edit-a-thon at GSU, Atlanta
Atlanta GSU Art And Feminism 2016 IMG 0748Photo: Ganeshk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Bennett A. Brown Commerce Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dorm 3 · Dining 3 · Library 3 · Arts 2 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Wheaton College (IL) 60
  2. Union College 60
  3. Northwestern University 60
  4. Claremont McKenna College 60
  5. Mississippi State University 59
  6. University of California, Riverside 59
  7. University of Maine 59
  8. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 59

Other strong majors at Georgia State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia State University 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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