Finance at Hofstra University

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

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and has a total student population of 10,444. Of the 436 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University in 2021, 87 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.

Hofstra Finance Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Finance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how Hofstra performed in these rankings.

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 Hofstra 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
	20
	34
	590

In 2021, 73 students received their master’s degree in finance from Hofstra. This makes it the #10 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Finance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Hofstra are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Hofstra University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	44
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Hofstra Finance Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students earned a master's degree in finance from Hofstra. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Hofstra 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Financial Managers	42,460	$210,510
Personal Financial Advisors	26,710	$164,260
Loan Officers	12,890	$103,450

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.