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Finance & Financial Management at The University of Alabama

If you plan to study finance and financial management, take a look at what The University of Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 615 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from UA.

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.

UA Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

UA Finance & Financial Management Rankings

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

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 UA 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 Value Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools 10

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in finance from UA. This makes it the #28 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in finance, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Finance Graduates from UA Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at UA is $48,795. This is less than $48,896, which is the national average of all finance majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Finance Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

26% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 615 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Finance & Financial Management from UA in 2020-2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 534
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

UA Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

15% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students graduated with a master's degree in finance from UA. About 85% were men and 15% were women.

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Of the students who received a finance master's degree from UA, 85% 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 The University of Alabama 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 2
White 39
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UA also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 1 students 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
General and Operations Managers 28,600 $118,440
Tellers 9,630 $27,830
Financial Managers 4,910 $128,690
Loan Officers 3,910 $67,860
Bill and Account Collectors 2,850 $35,570

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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