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Cullowhee, NC · Business & finance

Business & finance at Western Carolina

Western Carolina graduates about 612 business & finance majors a year, 24% of its graduating class. That puts it 544th of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a light program at 34 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 124 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 63% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×).

34/100Light#544 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year61224% of the class
Courses in the catalog124more than 63% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$58,0000.81× the same major nationally
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1240whole school

Around Western Carolina

Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534200182Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534212559Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 2018-2021, this Contemporary building was designed by Lord Aeck Sargent
Apodaca Science Building, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC - 534213574Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
THE WINGLESS VICTORY by Maxwell Anderson presented by Western Carolina Universit
The Wingless Victory 04Photo: Allen H Freeman Jr · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Facilities Management.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 30 · Academic 28 · Athletics 8 · Library 2 · Dining 2 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Point Park University 35
  2. Frostburg State University 35
  3. Winston-Salem State University 35
  4. University of Minnesota-Morris 35
  5. University of North Georgia 34
  6. Valdosta State University 34
  7. Farmingdale State College 34
  8. Lamar University 34

Other strong majors at Western Carolina

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Western Carolina 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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