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Finance & Financial Management at Western Kentucky University

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Finance & Financial Management at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. Of the 3,055 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in 2021, 55 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.

WKU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Finance (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

WKU Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The finance major at WKU 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.

Earnings of WKU Finance Graduates

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at WKU is $39,676. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $48,896 for all finance students.

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Finance Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance from WKU. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 48
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

WKU 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers 30,240 $89,750
Tellers 6,970 $27,770
Financial Managers 6,190 $114,420
Loan Officers 5,300 $67,450
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 3,430 $36,350

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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