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Business & finance at Howard

Howard graduates about 258 business & finance majors a year, 20% of its graduating class. That puts it 106th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 95 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 44% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $87,000 four years out, 1.16× 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.

75/100Strong#106 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year25820% of the class
Courses in the catalog95more than 44% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$87,0001.16× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate41%whole school
SAT middle 50%1050–1290whole school

Around Howard

Betty Shabazz Memorial Service at Howard University Cramton Auditorium at 2455 6
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Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: School of Business.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 44 · Student housing 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 2 · Dorm 2.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of New Hampshire 76
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 76
  3. The University of Texas–Dallas 75
  4. University of St. Thomas (MN) 75
  5. University of Scranton 75
  6. Saint Johns University 75
  7. Skidmore College 75
  8. College of the Holy Cross 75

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Howard 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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