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Business & finance at UW

UW graduates about 928 business & finance majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 92nd of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 136 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 70% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally.

77/100Strong#92 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year92811% of the class
Courses in the catalog136more than 70% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$91,0001.18× the same major nationally
Research in the field$347Ka year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

Around UW

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Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Loyola University Maryland 78
  2. Pepperdine University 78
  3. Arizona State University 77
  4. The University of Oklahoma 77
  5. University at Buffalo–SUNY 77
  6. University of Connecticut 77
  7. University of Utah 77
  8. University of Redlands 77

Other strong majors at UW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW 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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