Finance at American University

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

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. Of the 522 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from American University in 2021, 86 of them were finance majors.

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

The American University Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
• Master’s Degree in Finance

The American University Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at The American University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at The American University 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	36
	41
	56
	92
	131
	159
	336

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in finance from The American University. This makes it the #32 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Finance Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 students earned a bachelor's degree in finance from The American University. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 62% were men. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	26
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

The American University Finance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of finance master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Financial Managers	6,900	$166,710
Financial Analysts	3,850	$102,510
Financial Specialists	3,070	$107,760
Chief Executives	1,880	$247,500

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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.