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Finance at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Finance at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 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.

UW - Madison Finance Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Finance Rankings

The finance major at UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Finance Bachelor’s Program

23% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UW - Madison 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 272
International Students 24
Other Races/Ethnicities 36

UW - Madison Finance Master’s Program

18% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of finance master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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Of the students who received a finance master's degree from UW - Madison, 68% 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers 33,340 $126,950
Financial Managers 7,420 $134,850
Loan Officers 7,090 $73,390
Chief Executives 5,240 $154,820
Personal Financial Advisors 4,730 $115,820

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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