Public Finance at Niagara University

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

Niagara is located in Niagara University, New York and approximately 3,544 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 public finance majors received their bachelor's degree from Niagara.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Finance section at the bottom of this page.

Niagara Public Finance Degrees Available

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

Niagara Public Finance Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public finance major at Niagara is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public 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.

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In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in public finance from Niagara. This makes it the #2 most popular school for public finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Finance Student Demographics at Niagara

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

Niagara Public Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public finance from Niagara in 2021, 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public finance at Niagara 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 Niagara University with a bachelor's in public finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Niagara Public Finance Master’s Program

The public finance program at Niagara awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That Public Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in public 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 Niagara University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Financial Managers	42,460	$210,510
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Budget Analysts	3,150	$78,540

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 banderas under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.