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Finance at University of Nevada - Reno

Finance at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 students attend the school each year.

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

UNR Finance Degrees Available

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

UNR Finance Rankings

The finance major at UNR is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. 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.

Finance Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Finance Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UNR are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its finance bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 74
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

UNR Finance Master’s Program

50% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of finance master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a finance master's degree from UNR, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
General and Operations Managers 18,330 $128,080
Financial Managers 5,890 $123,890
Loan Officers 3,360 $80,290
Chief Executives 920 $215,590
Financial Analysts 840 $83,370

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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