Finance at Florida Atlantic University

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

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 253 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from FAU.

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

FAU Finance Degrees Available

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

FAU Finance Rankings

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

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 FAU 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
	40
	45
	91
	113
	181
	499

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in finance from FAU. This makes it the #69 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Finance Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 253 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance from FAU. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	110
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

FAU Finance Master’s Program

Of the 17 finance students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FAU, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FAU 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Chief Executives	20,860	$187,870
Loan Officers	18,000	$78,000
Personal Financial Advisors	14,080	$122,840

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.