Finance & Financial Management at Western Michigan University

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every finance & 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 Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

WMU Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The finance major at WMU 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.

Finance Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	108
International Students	106
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Finance & Financial Management

If you plan to be a finance major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance	155
Financial Planning & Services	11

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Tellers	15,180	$30,150
Financial Managers	14,760	$128,270
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	8,670	$79,320
Financial Analysts	6,090	$84,410

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
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