Finance at Western Michigan University

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

What traits are you looking for in a finance school? To help you decide if Western Michigan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's finance program.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Finance section at the bottom of this page.

WMU Finance Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

WMU Finance Rankings

The finance major at WMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. 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 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 28% women. So female students are more repesented at WMU since its program graduates 12% 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	7
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	90
International Students	105
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Financial Planning & Services

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
Financial Managers	14,760	$128,270
Financial Analysts	6,090	$84,410
Personal Financial Advisors	5,210	$102,010
Financial Specialists	4,050	$69,480

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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