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Business & finance at Virginia State

Virginia State graduates about 118 business & finance majors a year, 20% of its graduating class. That puts it 408th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 46 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 114 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 57% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.82×).

Graduates a year11820% of the class
Courses in the catalog114more than 57% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$57,0000.82× the same major nationally
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1030whole school

Around Virginia State

Rogers Stadium at Virginia State University.
Rogers Stadium - Virginia State UniversityPhoto: Kevin Coles · CC BY 2.0 · source
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Agriculture and Virginia State University Farmer Outreach - 2013 (20130307-APHISPhoto: USDAgov · Public domain · source
The former site of Fleet Street station in Petersburg - used only from 1977 to 1
Petersburg Fleet Street station site and SAL piers, October 2021Photo: Adam Moss from Walden, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dining 2 · Dorm 2 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of La Verne 46
  2. Truman State University 46
  3. Winthrop University 46
  4. Niagara University 46
  5. Norwich University 46
  6. Pacific Lutheran University 46
  7. Austin College 46
  8. Pacific University 46

Other strong majors at Virginia State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia State 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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