Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation

Types of Degrees Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many financial forensics and fraud investigation graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	152
Bachelor’s Degree	95
Graduate Certificate	40
Basic Certificate	32
Associate Degree	5
Undergraduate Certificate	1

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation?

Roughly 52% of the graduates are women, and 48% are men.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of financial forensics and fraud investigation majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	15
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	22
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation, too. About 8.4% of those with this major are international students.

Online Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	1	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	3	1
Bachelor’s Degree	15	5
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	18	6
Post-Master’s	2	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	1	1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to financial forensics and fraud investigation.

Major	Number of Grads
Forensic Science and Technology	4,362
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	1,943
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	702
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	550
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis	180
Security Science and Technology, General	47
Geospatial Intelligence	21
Security Science and Technology (Other)	0

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.