Finance & Financial Management at Kansas State University

If you are interested in studying finance and financial management, you may want to check out the program at Kansas State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 150 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from K -State.

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.

K -State Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Finance (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
• Master’s Degree in Finance
• Doctorate Degree in Finance

Online Classes Are Available at K -State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

K -State does offer online education options in finance for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

K -State Finance & Financial Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at K -State 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
Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	39
Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in finance from K -State. This makes it the #39 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in finance, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of K -State Finance Graduates

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at K -State is $48,232. This is less than $48,896, which is the national average of all finance majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Finance Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 150 finance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from K -State, about 74% were men and 26% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at K -State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	123
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

K -State Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

Of the 36 students who earned a master's degree in Finance & Financial Management from K -State in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from K -State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

K -State also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• General Business/Commerce
• General Sales & Marketing
• Management Information Systems

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
General and Operations Managers	18,240	$97,920
Tellers	6,030	$28,150
Bill and Account Collectors	4,610	$33,640
Financial Managers	3,990	$129,660
Loan Officers	3,910	$84,320

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.