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Business & finance at Georgia

Georgia graduates about 2,525 business & finance majors a year, 31% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 134 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 69% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $23 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year2,52531% of the class
Courses in the catalog134more than 69% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$93,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$23Ma year, NSF
Admit rate38%whole school
SAT middle 50%1220–1420whole school

Around Georgia

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Justin Williams in 2025
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Justin Williams in 2025
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Lipscomb Hall at the University of Georgia
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Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Facilities Management North, Integrated Pest Management, Business Services Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 119 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 6 · Dining 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. New York University 88
  2. Fordham University 88
  3. University of San Diego 88
  4. George Washington University 88
  5. The Ohio State University 87
  6. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 87
  7. Virginia Tech 87
  8. University of Iowa 87

Other strong majors at Georgia

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia 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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