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Business & finance at Southern Connecticut

Southern Connecticut graduates about 230 business & finance majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 287th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 141 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 73% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

55/100Solid#287 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year23014% of the class
Courses in the catalog141more than 73% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$63,0000.93× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate81%whole school

Around Southern Connecticut

Hilton C. Buley Library serves the many academic and research needs of the South
Hilton C. Buley LibraryPhoto: Southern Connecticut State University · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Adanti Student Center is the focal point of campus organizations and activit
Adanti Student CenterPhoto: Southern Connecticut State University · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts is a multi-use performing arts facilit
Lyman Center, 2015Photo: Southern Connecticut State University · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Southern's new Academic Science and Laboratory Building features Connecticut’s o
Academic Science and Laboratory BuildingPhoto: Southern Connecticut State University · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

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

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 18 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. The University of the South 56
  2. Central Michigan University 55
  3. University of Toledo 55
  4. Northern Illinois University 55
  5. Mount St. Mary's University 55
  6. CUNY–City College 55
  7. Lake Forest College 55
  8. Michigan Technological University 55

Other strong majors at Southern Connecticut

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Southern Connecticut 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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