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Business & finance at Washington State University

Washington State University graduates about 1,064 business & finance majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 128th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 121 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 61% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1,06417% of the class
Courses in the catalog121more than 61% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$78,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school

Around Washington State University

Has been rung for Cougar Football victories.
I'm tapping the victory bell now located at WSU Alumni Center (36249904973)Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
01-02-14: snow
01-02-14, snow - panoramioPhoto: David Dugan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Near Vet School
Near Vet School (10621244283)Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
00-02-32: campus artwork
00-02-32, campus artwork - panoramioPhoto: David Dugan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 181 · Academic 79 · Dorm 26 · Athletics 14 · Library 3 · Dining 3.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. United States Air Force Academy 73
  2. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 73
  3. Denison University 73
  4. University of Houston 72
  5. Kansas State University 72
  6. Sacred Heart University 72
  7. High Point University 72
  8. University of California, Santa Barbara 72

Other strong majors at Washington State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Washington State University 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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