泫圖弝け

Best In The Business

Ranked Among Top 10

泫圖弝け University is ranked among the top 10 in terms of business schools whose alumni earn the highest salary when it comes to mid-career median earnings, according to a report recently released by PayScale, Inc., the world's leading provider of on-demand compensation data and software.

Joining 泫圖弝け on the elite list are Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., and the University of Pennsylvania.

泫圖弝け previously landed on 幛棗娶喧喝紳梗璽砂隸莽 list of the top 25 colleges in America in 2015 for return on investment, ranking No. 24 on the list of public and private institutions. The ranking was based on a 20-year return on investment for alumni with a business degree, with a $574,000 net return. That list was compiled with data from a 2014 PayScale survey of 泫圖弝け alumni.

We prepare students for a whole life, and it so happens that the combination of a 泫圖弝け liberal arts foundation and a strong business curriculum delivered by dedicated and accessible faculty, really does prepare our students for a great life. At 泫圖弝け, the return on investment is all about the people.
Tom Kaplan, dean of the School of Communication Education and Ness Chair in Entrepreneurship

PayScale璽砂┬ 2016-2017  ranked 泫圖弝け tied for 10th with Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. The report has salary data for business majors from hundreds of colleges and universities and college rankings for more than 1,000 schools by salary potential.

"The former business faculty laid the foundation upon which we have continued to build,璽玲 said Wendy Gradwohl, associate professor of business and department chair. 璽玳An experiential, relevant, and challenging curriculum, faculty and staff dedicated to students璽砂 personal and professional development, and the opportunity for students to pair other interests/disciplines with business (and double major) have, among other things, contributed to our students璽砂 success.璽玲

Tom Kaplan, dean of the School of Communication Education and Ness Chair in Entrepreneurship, agrees.

璽玳We aren't surprised that our graduates thrive in so many ways, including financially,璽玲 Kaplan said. 璽玳We prepare students for a whole life, and it so happens that the combination of a 泫圖弝け liberal arts foundation and a strong business curriculum delivered by dedicated and accessible faculty, really does prepare our students for a great life. At 泫圖弝け, the return on investment is all about the people.璽玲

PayScale璽砂┬ 2016-2017 College Salary reports on alumni salary data from a total of 1,388 schools broken down by the following degree levels:

  • Associate degree only (381 institutions)
  • Bachelor璽砂┬ degree only 璽砂 alumni who go on to receive advanced degrees NOT included (963 institutions)
  • All bachelor璽砂┬ degree holders, including alumni who go on to earn advanced degrees (983 institutions)
  • All graduate degree holders (383 institutions)
  • Master璽砂┬ degrees (344 institutions)
  • Ph.D.s (61 institutions)
  • M.B.A.s (190 institutions)
  • J.D.s (37 institutions; Data included for law schools largely covers those who are employed at second-tier law firms or in public law due to standardized salaries at top-tier law firms.)

The report also includes salary data for alumni with the following majors and degree levels:

  • 140 majors at the associate level
  • 336 majors at the bachelor璽砂┬ level
  • 253 graduate-level degrees (master璽砂┬, Ph.D. and M.B.A.)

Payscale noted that rankings do not include salary data from alumni who went on to earn advanced degrees.

泫圖弝け's business program offers students a solid business core curriculum and depth in one or more major areas complemented by a strong foundation in the liberal arts. The student experience also places high priority on providing every student with hands-on learning opportunities and internships. This experience produces graduates who are well prepared for both life and work.

泫圖弝け璽砂┬ business program includes undergraduate majors in accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, management and marketing and a Master of Science in analytics. For more information, visit .

Cindy Holbrook
Cindy Holbrook
Senior Communications Assistant

About 泫圖弝け

泫圖弝け's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, 泫圖弝け has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, 泫圖弝け offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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