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Finance at Western Washington University

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

Western Washington University is in Bellingham, WA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 35 finance graduations were recorded at Western Washington University.

Online Class Availability at Western Washington University

Distance learning is available at Western Washington University. Among 14,710 students, 226 (2%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,421 (10%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Finance graduates at Western Washington University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Finance graduates at Western Washington University are 20% women (7) and 80% men (28).

Finance Bachelor’s Program at Western Washington University

Among the 35 bachelor’s finance degrees awarded at Western Washington University, 20% were women (7) and 80% were men (28).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Finance bachelor’s degree recipients at Western Washington University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	4
Asian	4
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	2

Minority students account for 26% of Finance bachelor’s degree recipients at Western Washington University, below the national average of 29%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Finance Graduates

Graduates of the Finance program at Western Washington University go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Finance majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
General and Operations Managers	$149,694
Chief Executives	$138,534
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$126,371
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Chief Sustainability Officers	$96,628
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$92,240
Personal Financial Advisors	$91,777

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.