Finance & Financial Management at Upper Iowa University

Every finance and financial management 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 Upper Iowa University stacks up to those at other schools.

UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and has a total student population of 3,610. Of the 1,084 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Upper Iowa University in 2021, 21 of them were finance and financial management majors.

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.

UIU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UIU Finance & Financial Management Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at UIU 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
Most Popular Online Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	76
Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	110
	126
Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools	306
Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	378
	548

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in finance from UIU. This makes it the #76 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Finance Graduates from UIU Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIU is $41,533. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $48,896 for all finance students.

Finance Student Demographics at UIU

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

UIU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in finance from UIU. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at UIU since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UIU 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 Upper Iowa University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIU Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in finance from UIU in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from UIU, 88% 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 Upper Iowa University with a master's in finance.

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

UIU also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Human Resource Management
• Business Administration & Management

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 IA, the home state for Upper Iowa University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Financial Managers	8,630	$114,620
Tellers	6,810	$28,480
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	4,640	$37,930
Loan Officers	4,540	$67,580

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 SheilaJMiller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.