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Finance at Georgia State University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Finance, take a look at what Georgia State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, GA.

During the most recent reporting year, 219 finance degrees were awarded at Georgia State University.

Studying Online at Georgia State University

Distance learning is available at Georgia State University. Of 34,944 students, 5,247 (15%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 18,242 (52%) took at least some classes online.

Finance Rankings at Georgia State University

Use these rankings to compare Georgia State University’s Finance program to other colleges that offer this major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#7 of 11
Best Value	Georgia	#7 of 11
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#57 of 122
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#79 of 121
Best Value	Nationwide	#194 of 532
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#388 of 525

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#7 of 11
Best Value	Georgia	#7 of 11
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#57 of 122
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#79 of 121
Best Value	Nationwide	#194 of 532
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#388 of 525

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Finance graduates at Georgia State University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Finance graduates at Georgia State University are 38% women (84) and 62% men (135).

Finance Bachelor’s Program at Georgia State University

Of the 219 bachelor’s finance degrees awarded at Georgia State University, 38% were women (84) and 62% were men (135).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	49
Hispanic / Latino	34
Black / African American	68
Asian	51
Two or More Races	5
International (Nonresident)	12

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of Finance bachelor’s degree recipients at Georgia State University, above 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 Georgia State University work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid 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.