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Finance & Financial Management at Western Connecticut State University

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

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.

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.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

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.

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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

24% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 33 finance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WestConn, about 76% were men and 24% were women.

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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.

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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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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