Business & finance at Providence
Providence graduates about 493 business & finance majors a year, 49% of its graduating class. That puts it 47th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a standout program at 83 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 $95,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally.
Around Providence
Where business & finance happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 24 · Athletics 5 · Dorm 2 · Chapel 1 · Library 1 · Dining 1.
Nearby in the business & finance ranking
Other strong majors at Providence
- Psychology 82 · #54
- Education 82 · #21
- Political science & IR 81 · #93
- Sociology & anthropology 81 · #88
- Economics 80 · #93
- Health & pre-med fields 80 · #65
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Providence 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.