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Business & finance at Suffolk

Suffolk graduates about 361 business & finance majors a year, 32% of its graduating class. That puts it 113th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 140 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 73% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year36132% of the class
Courses in the catalog140more than 73% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$78,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate87%whole school
SAT middle 50%1080–1300whole school

Around Suffolk

MassDOT Secretary Davey joins the crew at the NECN Studio at Suffolk University
Secretary Davey, NECN Studio, Suffolk University, January 17, 2013 (8388823843)Photo: MassDOT · Public domain · source
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Boston - King's Chapel (48718908106)Photo: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
King's Chapel, historically sometimes called the "Stone Chapel", was built from
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont Street, Boston, MassachusettsPhoto: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Omni Parker House, School St, Boston.
Omni Parker House, School St, Boston. - panoramioPhoto: Bob Linsdell · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 3 · Dorm 3.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Miami University–Oxford 74
  2. University of Nebraska – Lincoln 74
  3. University of Oregon 74
  4. Elon University 74
  5. Hofstra University 74
  6. United States Military Academy at West Point 74
  7. University of Mississippi 73
  8. Gonzaga University 73

Other strong majors at Suffolk

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Suffolk 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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