Foster School ranks #14 of 100 Best U.S. Colleges for Business Majors
University of Washington’s Foster School of Business ranks best in the Northwest and 14th nationally in NerdWallet’s ranking of the 100 Best U.S. Colleges for Business Majors. Graduates from the Foster School’s undergraduate program had an average annual salary of $97,500 ten years after graduation and carried relatively low student debt thanks to reasonable tuition rates.
Ranked by affordability, prestige, salary, and average debt, the Best U.S. Colleges were rated based on data from the Chronicle of Higher Education, Payscale, SAT scores, and the Institute for College Access and Success.
Best U.S. colleges for business majors
Rank | School | Public or private |
Median SAT score |
Cost of tuition |
Average aid package | Average student debt | Median salary after 10 years or more | Score |
1 | University of California, Berkeley | Public | 1350 | $12,874 | $15,764 | $17,468 | $138,300 | 83.235 |
2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Public | 1313 | $7,693 | $12,622 | $17,602 | $93,000 | 71.517 |
3 | Brigham Young University | Private | 1277 | $4,710 | $6,457 | $15,769 | $96,700 | 71.459 |
4 | University of Virginia | Public | 1362 | $12,216 | $15,508 | $21,815 | $106,400 | 70.596 |
5 | University of California, Irvine | Public | 1122 | $13,122 | $16,066 | $20,728 | $121,000 | 70.068 |
6 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Public | 1352 | $10,098 | $8,510 | $25,027 | $116,100 | 69.299 |
7 | City University of New York Bernard M. Baruch College | Public | 1225 | $5,910 | $6,607 | $5,979 | $88,300 | 68.859 |
8 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Public | 1212 | $13,671 | $15,852 | $20,452 | $102,000 | 64.584 |
9 | College of William and Mary | Public | 1358 | $13,570 | $13,615 | $24,400 | $100,900 | 64.408 |
10 | University of California, Los Angeles | Public | 1289 | $12,692 | $16,288 | $20,229 | $92,200 | 64.401 |
11 | California State University, Sacramento | Public | 945 | $6,620 | $8,939 | $4,551 | $85,700 | 63.908 |
12 | California State University, Long Beach | Public | 1012 | $6,052 | $8,779 | $13,386 | $87,400 | 63.223 |
13 | Washington University in St. Louis | Private | 1474 | $43,705 | $25,449 | $23,082 | $129,100 | 63.215 |
14 | University of Washington | Public | 1234 | $12,383 | $13,441 | $21,263 | $97,500 | 62.880 |
15 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | Public | 1070 | $6,125 | $8,932 | $20,636 | $91,500 | 62.838 |
16 | University of Pennsylvania | Private | 1442 | $43,738 | $32,489 | $19,798 | $121,700 | 62.719 |
17 | California State University, Fullerton | Public | 1021 | $6,195 | $8,616 | $12,962 | $86,400 | 62.661 |
18 | University of California, Davis | Public | 1192 | $13,877 | $15,201 | $19,970 | $98,800 | 62.509 |
19 | San Jose State University | Public | 1030 | $6,852 | $8,622 | $18,424 | $95,800 | 62.374 |
20 | University of Texas at Austin | Public | 1262 | $9,790 | $8,627 | $25,300 | $101,300 | 62.158 |
Sources: NerdWallet, Payscale, Chronicle of Higher Education, Institute for College Access and Success. For full rankings and methodology, visit http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/refinance-student-loans/best-colleges-for-business-major-2015
For more information about Foster’s undergraduate program, visit https://foster.uw.edu/academics/degree-programs/undergraduate-programs/
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Congratulations.
I have my MBA 1972 from the University of Washington.
University of Washington is excellent and beautiful.
Sadrollah Alborzi
Foster School of Business Alumni Association Ambassador in the Middle East.