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Carbondale, IL · Business & finance

Business & finance at SIU Carbondale

SIU Carbondale graduates about 203 business & finance majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 397th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 47 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 114 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 57% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $66,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.89×).

47/100Solid#397 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year20310% of the class
Courses in the catalog114more than 57% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$66,0000.89× the same major nationally
Research in the field$606Ka year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%900–1140whole school

Around SIU Carbondale

Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus (Dome Hut)
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus (Dome Hut) - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus
Southern Illinois Carbondale Campus - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Southern Illinois Arena
Southern Illinois Arena - panoramioPhoto: JosephRoberto · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Saluki Stadium in 2021, Dayton Flyers vs. Southern Illinois Salukis, September 1
Saluki Stadium 2021Photo: Sportsandweatherfreak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 83 · Student housing 23 · Dorm 6 · Athletics 5 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Fisk University 48
  2. CUNY Brooklyn College 47
  3. University of Memphis 47
  4. Marshall University 47
  5. University of Northern Colorado 47
  6. Florida Southern College 47
  7. Western Illinois University 47
  8. Carroll University 47

Other strong majors at SIU Carbondale

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares SIU Carbondale 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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