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Business & finance at Louisiana Tech

Louisiana Tech graduates about 274 business & finance majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 324th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 52 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 156 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 80% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.82×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year27418% of the class
Courses in the catalog156more than 80% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$61,0000.82× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate62%whole school
SAT middle 50%1088–1280whole school

Around Louisiana Tech

J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park, the home field of the Louisiana Tech Uni
Louisiana Tech ballparkPhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · source
Robinson Hall, La Tech
Robinson Hall, Louisiana TechPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Woodard Hall Complex, Louisiana Tech Campus
Woodard Hall, Louisiana Tech CampusPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Woodard Hall Complex, Louisiana Tech Campus
Woodard Hall entrance , Louisiana Tech CampusPhoto: Jmjm0110 · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

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

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dining 38 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 11 · Arts 2 · Student housing 2.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Illinois Institute of Technology 53
  2. Florida International University 52
  3. Illinois State University 52
  4. University of Massachusetts–Boston 52
  5. Bradley University 52
  6. Canisius University 52
  7. Presbyterian College 52
  8. University of Maryland Eastern Shore 52

Other strong majors at Louisiana Tech

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Louisiana Tech 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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