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Business & finance at UC Riverside

UC Riverside graduates about 836 business & finance majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 236th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 112 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 55% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $72,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

59/100Solid#236 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year83615% of the class
Courses in the catalog112more than 55% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$72,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school

Around UC Riverside

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Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Student housing 68 · Dorm 46 · Dining 4 · Athletics 3 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Northwestern University 60
  2. Claremont McKenna College 60
  3. Georgia State University 59
  4. Mississippi State University 59
  5. University of Maine 59
  6. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 59
  7. University of South Dakota 59
  8. Rider University 59

Other strong majors at UC Riverside

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Riverside 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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