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Business & finance at West Virginia University

West Virginia University graduates about 754 business & finance majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 173rd of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 208 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 93% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year75417% of the class
Courses in the catalog208more than 93% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$74,0001.00× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate89%whole school
SAT middle 50%1000–1220whole school

Around West Virginia University

Stewart Hall
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Purinton House
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in Morgantown, West Virginia in 2017
Woodburn Hall WVU 2017Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of Woodburn Circle on West Virginia University's downtown campus
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Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Fraternity or sorority house 6 · Dorm 2 · Student housing 1 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Morehouse College 67
  2. Wofford College 67
  3. Gettysburg College 67
  4. University of California, Irvine 66
  5. Virginia Commonwealth University 66
  6. New Jersey Institute of Technology 66
  7. Dickinson College 66
  8. Hillsdale College 66

Other strong majors at West Virginia University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares West Virginia 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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