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Business & finance at Southern University

Southern University graduates about 71 business & finance majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 645th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a light program at 23 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 118 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 60% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.74×).

23/100Light#645 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year7110% of the class
Courses in the catalog118more than 60% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$52,0000.74× the same major nationally
Admit rate54%whole school
SAT middle 50%820–1000whole school

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Southern University Historic District
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Southern University Student Center
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Southern University's Augustus C. Banks Hall
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Pinchback Engineering Building
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Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 56 · Dorm 7 · Athletics 6 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Houston Christian University 24
  2. Lewis-Clark State College 24
  3. Claflin University 24
  4. University of Bridgeport 24
  5. South Carolina State University 23
  6. Jacksonville State University 22
  7. Bethune-Cookman University 22
  8. Virginia Union University 21

Other strong majors at Southern University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Southern University 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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