Finance & Financial Management at Northern State University

Every finance and financial management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the finance program at Northern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NSU is located in Aberdeen, South Dakota and approximately 3,431 students attend the school each year. Of the 69 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northern State University in 2021, 7 of them were finance and financial management majors.

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.

NSU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NSU offers distance education options for finance at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at NSU 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 NSU 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
	15
	22
	25
	27
	27
	37
	46
	47
	55
	65
	79
	120
	130
	158
	200
	296
	363
	403
	537
	562
	617
	715

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in finance from NSU. This makes it the #130 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Finance Graduates from NSU Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $33,892. This is less than $48,896, which is the national average of all finance majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Finance Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Finance & Financial Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of finance associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

NSU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance from NSU. About 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at NSU 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 Northern State University with a bachelor's in finance.

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

NSU Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Finance & Financial Management from NSU in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from NSU, 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 Northern State University with a master's in finance.

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

NSU 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

The following finance concentations are available at Northern State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Banking and Financial Support Services	9
Finance	3

Related Majors

• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Accounting
• 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 SD, the home state for Northern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
General and Operations Managers	3,670	$125,490
Bill and Account Collectors	2,780	$32,570
Tellers	1,970	$27,230
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	1,950	$34,820
Loan Officers	1,590	$63,230

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.