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Business & finance at Ohio State

Ohio State graduates about 2,284 business & finance majors a year, 20% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year2,28420% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$91,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate51%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

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Where business & finance happens

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

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

Other strong majors at Ohio State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio 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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