Finance & Financial Management at Kansas State University

If you plan to study finance and financial management, take a look at what Kansas State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and approximately 20,854 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 150 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from K -State.

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.

K -State Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Finance (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
• Master’s Degree in Finance
• Doctorate Degree in Finance

Online Classes Are Available at K -State

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, K -State does offer online courses in finance for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

K -State Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at K -State 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 K -State 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
	4
	6
	8
	17
	20
	39
	103
	358

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in finance from K -State. This makes it the #39 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in finance, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Finance Graduates from K -State Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at K -State is $48,232. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $48,896 for all finance students.

Finance Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at K -State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	123
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

K -State Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

The finance program at K -State awarded 36 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from K -State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

K -State also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 7 students 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kansas State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance	124
Financial Planning & Services	69

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• General Business/Commerce
• General Sales & Marketing
• Management Information Systems

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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
General and Operations Managers	18,240	$97,920
Tellers	6,030	$28,150
Bill and Account Collectors	4,610	$33,640
Financial Managers	3,990	$129,660
Loan Officers	3,910	$84,320

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.