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Finance & Financial Management at Lehigh University

Every finance and financial management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the finance program at Lehigh University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,423 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University in 2021, 203 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.

Lehigh Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

Lehigh Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at Lehigh compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Lehigh 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
13
Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools 78

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in finance from Lehigh. This makes it the #138 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Finance Graduates from Lehigh Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at Lehigh is $71,409. This is 46% higher than $48,896, which is the national average for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.

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Finance Student Demographics at Lehigh

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

Lehigh Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 203 finance majors earned their bachelor's degree from Lehigh. Of these graduates, 65% were men and 35% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Lehigh since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Lehigh 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 143
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Lehigh Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Finance & Financial Management from Lehigh in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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Of the students who received a finance master's degree from Lehigh, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers 80,160 $133,480
Tellers 20,500 $29,360
Financial Managers 17,730 $156,730
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 13,800 $86,970
Financial Analysts 11,980 $93,870

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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