Finance & Financial Management at Western Connecticut State University
WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246. Of the 1,035 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Connecticut State University in 2021, 33 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.
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WestConn Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
WestConn Finance & Financial Management Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how WestConn performed in these rankings.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The finance major at WestConn 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 Focused Finance & Financial Management Schools | 259 |
| Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Schools | 337 |
| Best Finance & Financial Management Schools | 615 |
How Much Do Finance Graduates from WestConn Make?
The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at WestConn is $49,944. This is 2% higher than $48,896, which is the national average for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.
Finance Student Demographics at WestConn
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at Western Connecticut State University.
WestConn Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program
About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at WestConn are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in finance.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
WestConn also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- General Business/Commerce
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Accounting
- 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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.
| Occupation | Jobs in CT | Average Salary in CT |
|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers | 30,330 | $155,890 |
| Financial Managers | 15,750 | $167,160 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 6,430 | $122,890 |
| Financial Analysts | 6,240 | $105,950 |
| Tellers | 5,290 | $33,360 |
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 Andrew Gusciora under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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