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Business & finance at UTRGV

UTRGV graduates about 528 business & finance majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 582nd of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a light program at 31 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 135 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 70% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.68×). Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

31/100Light#582 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year52811% of the class
Courses in the catalog135more than 70% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$50,0000.68× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1090whole school

Around UTRGV

Edinburg, TX, USA
Edinburg, TX, USA - panoramio (7)Photo: Alex Garrido · CC BY 3.0 · source
UTPA Tree Walkway
UTPA Tree Walkway - panoramioPhoto: Alex Garrido · CC BY 3.0 · source
Right in the heart of the Science Building, University of Texas Pan American
Right in the heart of the Science Building, University of Texas Pan American - pPhoto: Alex Garrido · CC BY 3.0 · source
Engineering and Computer Science Building, UTPA
Engineering and Computer Science Building, UTPA - panoramioPhoto: Alex Garrido · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Dining 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. CUNY–Hunter College 32
  2. St. Francis College 32
  3. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 32
  4. Russell Sage College 32
  5. Central State University 31
  6. Lander University 31
  7. University of Tennessee at Martin 31
  8. Clark Atlanta University 31

Other strong majors at UTRGV

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UTRGV 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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