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Finance at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

If you are interested in studying Finance, consider the program at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is in Champaign, IL.

During the most recent reporting year, 297 finance degrees were granted at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Studying Online at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Many students take online classes at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Among 59,238 students, 9,212 (16%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 24,831 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Finance graduates at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Finance graduates at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are 33% women (99) and 67% men (198).

Finance Bachelor’s Program at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Of the 297 bachelor’s finance degrees awarded at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 33% were women (99) and 67% were men (198).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Finance bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	152
Hispanic / Latino	37
Black / African American	10
Asian	62
Two or More Races	7
International (Nonresident)	27
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 39% of Finance bachelor’s degree recipients at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, above the national average of 29%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Finance Graduates

Students who finish Finance program at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying careers for Finance majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
General and Operations Managers	$149,694
Chief Executives	$138,534
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$126,371
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Chief Sustainability Officers	$96,628
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$92,240
Personal Financial Advisors	$91,777

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.