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Finance & Financial Management at Northwestern University

If you plan to study Finance & Financial Management, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Northwestern University is located in Evanston, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 361 finance & financial management degrees were awarded at Northwestern University.

Online & Distance Learning at Northwestern University

Online coursework is an option at Northwestern University. Of 23,856 students, 781 (3%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,509 (6%) took at least some classes online.

Finance & Financial Management Rankings at Northwestern University

Use these rankings to compare Northwestern University’s Finance & Financial Management program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#1 of 106
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#1 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1 of 555
Best Value	Illinois	#20 of 24
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#89 of 105
Best Value	Nationwide	#415 of 552

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#1 of 106
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#1 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1 of 555
Best Value	Illinois	#20 of 24
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#89 of 105
Best Value	Nationwide	#415 of 552

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Finance & Financial Management graduates at Northwestern University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Finance & Financial Management graduates at Northwestern University are 32% women (115) and 68% men (246).

Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program at Northwestern University

Of the 311 master’s finance & financial management degrees awarded at Northwestern University, 33% were women (102) and 67% were men (209).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Finance & Financial Management master’s degree recipients at Northwestern University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	122
Hispanic / Latino	17
Black / African American	5
Asian	33
Two or More Races	8
International (Nonresident)	125
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 20% of Finance & Financial Management master’s degree recipients at Northwestern University, below the national average of 27%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Finance & Financial Management Concentrations at Northwestern University

This Finance & Financial Management program at Northwestern University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Finance	361

Top-Paying Careers for Finance & Financial Management Graduates

Those who complete Finance & Financial Management program at Northwestern University pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Finance & Financial Management graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
General and Operations Managers	$149,694
Chief Executives	$138,534
Insurance Underwriters	$129,939
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$126,371
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Chief Sustainability Officers	$96,628
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$92,240

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.