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Finance at Syracuse

Syracuse graduates about 198 finance majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 9th of 539 schools we score for finance, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $120,000 four years out, 1.42× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $25 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1985% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$120,0001.42× the same major nationally
Research in the field$25Ma year, NSF
Admit rate46%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1410whole school

Around Syracuse

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Where finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Syracuse University Whitman School of Management.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 22 · Library 5 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the finance ranking

  1. Southern Methodist University 95
  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 95
  3. The University of Texas–Austin 95
  4. Brigham Young University 94
  5. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 93
  6. Fordham University 93
  7. Texas A&M University 92
  8. University of Georgia 92

Other strong majors at Syracuse

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Syracuse with every school we score in finance. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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