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Finance & Financial Management at West Virginia University

If you are interested in studying finance and financial management, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 125 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.

WVU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

WVU Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at WVU 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 WVU 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
Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools 356

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in finance from WVU. This makes it the #62 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WVU Finance Graduates

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $43,925. This is less than $48,896, which is the national average of all finance majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Finance Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 125 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in finance from WVU in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 93
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

WVU Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

43% Women
The finance program at WVU awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers 11,100 $87,430
Tellers 3,470 $26,220
Financial Managers 1,560 $102,670
Chief Executives 1,000 $153,880
Financial Specialists 800 $68,180

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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