Finance & Financial Management at American University

What traits are you looking for in a finance school? To help you decide if American University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's finance program.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,109 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from American University in 2021, 86 of them were finance and financial management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Finance & Financial Management section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
• Master’s Degree in Finance

The American University Finance & Financial Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how The American University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance & Financial Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	35
	42
Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools	139
Most Focused Finance & Financial Management Schools	263

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in finance from The American University. This makes it the #35 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of The American University Finance Graduates

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at The American University is $64,161. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 31% higher than the national average of $48,896 for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.

Finance Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at American University.

The American University Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

The finance program at The American University awarded 86 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	26
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

The American University Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

Of the 38 students who earned a master's degree in Finance & Financial Management from The American University in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The American University also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Business
• Real Estate
• Taxation
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Financial Managers	6,900	$166,710
Financial Analysts	3,850	$102,510
Financial Specialists	3,070	$107,760
Chief Executives	1,880	$247,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.