Best Colleges for Business Majors
Business is the most popular major on campus today, but there’s wide variation in the payoff of the programs. These colleges beat the competition on education quality, affordability, and the career payoff for undergraduate business majors.
Published on August 25, 2020. Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Peterson's, PayScale.com, Money/College Measures calculations.
College Name Overall Money Rank | Median SAT/ACT score | Est. price with average grant | % of students who get any grants | Graduation rate | Average student debt | Early career earnings of business majors |
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College Name Overall Money Rank | Median SAT/ACT score | Est. price with average grant | % of students who get any grants | Graduation rate | Average student debt | Early career earnings of business majors |
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33 1 New York, NY | 1310/NA | $4,300 | 60% | 69% | $11,500 | $55,500 |
132 2 Wellesley, MA | 1360/30 | $30,900 | 46% | 91% | $23,250 | $64,800 |
139 3 Waltham, MA | 1330/30 | $40,000 | 66% | 89% | $25,000 | $61,800 |
30 4 Philadelphia, PA | 1490/34 | $27,400 | 52% | 95% | $19,500 | $75,600 |
123 5 Tempe, AZ | 1250/26 | $14,300 | 77% | 69% | $20,350 | $55,700 |
24 6 San Jose, CA | 1150/23 | $15,200 | 62% | 65% | $15,720 | $60,500 |
58 7 Bloomington, IN | 1260/28 | $12,500 | 64% | 78% | $20,500 | $58,800 |
11 8 College Station, TX | 1280/28 | $20,000 | 55% | 82% | $18,500 | $57,000 |
34 9 Fullerton, CA | 1130/22 | $8,600 | 69% | 68% | $15,000 | $49,700 |
93 10 Athens, GA | 1330/30 | $16,200 | 86% | 85% | $18,750 | $57,100 |
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318 11 Atherton, CA | 1030/21 | $27,900 | 97% | 59% | $21,500 | $62,800 |
305 12 Smithfield, RI | NA/NA | $39,800 | 89% | 81% | $27,000 | $57,400 |
102 13 Columbus, OH | 1350/30 | $19,500 | 66% | 84% | $20,500 | $55,800 |
37 14 Blacksburg, VA | 1290/28 | $19,200 | 50% | 84% | $22,900 | $58,200 |
6 15 Charlottesville, VA | 1420/32 | $18,600 | 43% | 94% | $17,760 | $71,600 |
60 16 Notre Dame, IN | 1480/34 | $31,600 | 61% | 97% | $19,000 | $65,900 |
55 17 East Lansing, MI | 1210/26 | $16,900 | 53% | 80% | $25,000 | $58,100 |
156 18 Los Angeles, CA | 1440/32 | $37,800 | 61% | 92% | $19,500 | $64,600 |
186 19 Houston, TX | 1220/25 | $16,700 | 61% | 59% | $19,000 | $56,400 |
108 20 Atlanta, GA | 1440/33 | $28,000 | 57% | 90% | $18,000 | $72,100 |
110 21 Bethlehem, PA | 1360/31 | $28,000 | 50% | 87% | $23,250 | $66,300 |
15 22 | 1140/23 | $13,300 | 68% | 71% | $17,790 | $48,500 |
114 23 Richmond, VA | 1380/32 | $25,700 | 72% | 87% | $19,990 | $62,200 |
22 24 Champaign, IL | 1330/29 | $16,500 | 52% | 84% | $19,000 | $60,900 |
49 25 Ithaca, NY | 1470/33 | $30,200 | 52% | 95% | $14,000 | $66,800 |
29 26 Austin, TX | 1360/30 | $14,800 | 49% | 83% | $20,000 | $60,200 |
148 27 Miami, FL | 1180/25 | $9,600 | 72% | 58% | $18,000 | $46,800 |
12 28 Lexington, VA | 1420/33 | $22,900 | 59% | 95% | $19,500 | $62,900 |
85 29 Chestnut Hill, MA | 1410/33 | $27,700 | 45% | 92% | $16,940 | $66,000 |
51 30 San Luis Obispo, CA | 1340/29 | $20,900 | 53% | 82% | $19,500 | $61,700 |
45 31 Northridge, CA | 1030/19 | $8,900 | 73% | 54% | $14,490 | $52,700 |
4 32 Ann Arbor, MI | 1420/32 | $17,600 | 51% | 92% | $16,610 | $63,700 |
79 33 San Diego, CA | 1210/25 | $15,200 | 51% | 74% | $15,340 | $52,800 |
78 34 New Brunswick, NJ | 1300/28 | $17,000 | 51% | 80% | $22,030 | $56,700 |
109 35 San Francisco, CA | 1060/20 | $15,600 | 63% | 55% | $16,810 | $56,000 |
28 36 Madison, WI | 1370/30 | $14,800 | 42% | 87% | $20,500 | $59,300 |
83 37 Washington, DC | 1450/33 | $29,800 | 42% | 94% | $15,400 | $66,800 |
96 38 Tallahassee, FL | 1280/28 | $13,900 | 91% | 83% | $19,970 | $50,900 |
46 39 Storrs, CT | 1320/29 | $20,500 | 61% | 85% | $21,500 | $61,800 |
41 40 Newark, DE | 1260/28 | $16,600 | 60% | 83% | $24,390 | $57,600 |
23 41 West Lafayette, IN | 1300/29 | $12,400 | 51% | 81% | $19,500 | $56,600 |
181 42 Santa Clara, CA | 1360/30 | $43,400 | 69% | 91% | $20,390 | $68,100 |
16 43 Gainesville, FL | 1360/30 | $11,800 | 82% | 90% | $16,250 | $54,700 |
40 44 Harrisonburg, VA | 1210/26 | $18,500 | 35% | 84% | $20,500 | $58,700 |
143 45 Orlando, FL | 1250/27 | $13,600 | 64% | 73% | $18,750 | $45,400 |
155 46 Boston, MA | 1450/33 | $35,800 | 64% | 88% | $25,000 | $60,200 |
27 47 Long Beach, CA | 1150/23 | $9,900 | 71% | 69% | $15,000 | $49,700 |
73 48 Vestal, NY | 1380/30 | $17,200 | 53% | 81% | $19,500 | $63,200 |
105 49 Fairfax, VA | 1220/27 | $19,900 | 50% | 70% | $20,000 | $58,100 |
20 50 Seattle, WA | 1340/30 | $10,200 | 46% | 84% | $15,000 | $61,000 |
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Blacksburg, VA
Money rank
37
Est. price after average aid
$19,200
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Pomona, CA
Money rank
15
Est. price after average aid
$13,300
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Champaign, IL
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22
Est. price after average aid
$16,500
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College Station, TX
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Est. price after average aid
$20,000
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San Luis Obispo, CA
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51
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$20,900
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