PayScale芒鈧劉s 2016-2017 ranked Wittenberg 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,芒鈧� said Wendy Gradwohl, associate professor of business and department chair. 芒鈧揂n experiential, relevant, and challenging curriculum, faculty and staff dedicated to students芒鈧劉 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芒鈧劉 success.芒鈧�
Tom Kaplan, dean of the School of Communication Education and Ness Chair in Entrepreneurship, agrees.
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PayScale芒鈧劉s 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芒鈧劉s degree only 芒鈧�� alumni who go on to receive advanced degrees NOT included (963 institutions)
- All bachelor芒鈧劉s degree holders, including alumni who go on to earn advanced degrees (983 institutions)
- All graduate degree holders (383 institutions)
- Master芒鈧劉s 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芒鈧劉s level
- 253 graduate-level degrees (master芒鈧劉s, Ph.D. and M.B.A.)
Payscale noted that rankings do not include salary data from alumni who went on to earn advanced degrees.
Wittenberg'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.
Wittenberg芒鈧劉s business program includes undergraduate majors in accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, management and marketing and a Master of Science in analytics. For more information, visit .
