Finance at University of Wyoming

Every finance 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 University of Wyoming stacks up to those at other schools.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 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 Finance Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UW does offer online education options in finance for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UW Finance Rankings

The finance major at UW 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

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

UW Finance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UW Finance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of finance master's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from UW, 58% 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 32% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
General and Operations Managers	5,250	$105,920
Loan Officers	790	$69,530
Financial Managers	680	$116,920
Personal Financial Advisors	260	$135,340
Chief Executives	130	$131,020

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.