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Finance & Financial Management at George Washington University

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Finance & Financial Management at George Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a finance school? To help you decide if George Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's finance program.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 166 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from GWU.

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.

GWU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Online Classes Are Available at GWU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GWU offers distance education options for finance at the following degree levels:

GWU Finance & Financial Management Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at GWU 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
17
26
176

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in finance from GWU. This is the #176 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Finance Graduates from GWU Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at GWU is $67,909. This is 39% higher than $48,896, which is the national average for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.

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Finance Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The finance program at GWU awarded 166 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 62% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 65
International Students 66
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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

Concentrations Within Finance & Financial Management

If you plan to be a finance major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance 166

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 George Washington 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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