Finance & Financial Management at Western Washington University

Every finance and 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 Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from WWU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how WWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	501

Earnings of WWU Finance Graduates

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $41,065. This is less than $48,896, which is the national average of all finance majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

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

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	30
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WWU also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Accounting
• Marketing
• Business Administration & Management

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
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.