Finance & Financial Management at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,927. In 2021, 33 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue University Global.

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.

Purdue University Global Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global

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, Purdue University Global does offer online courses in finance for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Purdue University Global Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at Purdue University Global 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 Purdue University Global 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
	153
	302
	393
	429
	657
	731

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in finance from Purdue University Global. This makes it the #48 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 finance majors earned their bachelor's degree from Purdue University Global. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue University Global since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Purdue University Global are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Purdue University Global Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a master's degree in finance from Purdue University Global. About 62% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from Purdue University Global, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue University Global 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

Finance & Financial Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University Global. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance	62

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Accounting
• General Business/Commerce
• Business Administration & Management

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University Global.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Tellers	9,880	$27,900
Financial Managers	7,520	$119,820
Loan Officers	4,850	$67,450
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	4,830	$92,400

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.