Finance & Financial Management at Western Washington University

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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.

WWU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

WWU Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The finance major at WWU 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 WWU

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

WWU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

15% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at WWU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Finance & Financial Management

Finance & Financial Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance	46

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
General and Operations Managers	47,770	$124,810
Financial Managers	13,010	$136,480
Tellers	11,040	$34,240
Loan Officers	6,940	$74,830
Financial Analysts	6,480	$87,590

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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