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Business & finance at Sam Houston

Sam Houston graduates about 697 business & finance majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 533rd of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a light program at 35 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 148 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 76% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.89×).

35/100Light#533 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year69717% of the class
Courses in the catalog148more than 76% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$64,0000.89× the same major nationally
Research in the field$168Ka year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%960–1140whole school

Around Sam Houston

Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum on the campus of Sam Houston State University, Hunts
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Bowers Stadium in Huntsville, Texas. Home of the Sam Houston State Bearkats foot
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Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Hunt
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The Peabody Library Building on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Hu
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Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Entrepreneurialship Building, Smith-Hutson Business Building (41).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 50 · Dorm 23 · Athletics 10 · Arts 4 · Dining 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of Southern Maine 36
  2. Worcester State University 36
  3. Tiffin University 36
  4. Jacksonville University 36
  5. CUNY Lehman College 35
  6. CUNY Queens College 35
  7. East Tennessee State University 35
  8. University of Wisconsin–Platteville 35

Other strong majors at Sam Houston

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Sam Houston 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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