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Finance at Northwestern University

If you plan to study Finance, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northwestern University is in Evanston, IL.

During the most recent reporting year, 361 finance graduations were recorded at Northwestern University.

Online Class Availability at Northwestern University

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

Finance Rankings at Northwestern University

These rankings give you a sense of how Northwestern University’s Finance program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#1 of 102
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#1 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1 of 525
Best Value	Illinois	#20 of 24
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#85 of 101
Best Value	Nationwide	#395 of 532

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#1 of 102
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#1 of 24
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#1 of 525
Best Value	Illinois	#20 of 24
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#85 of 101
Best Value	Nationwide	#395 of 532

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Finance graduates at Northwestern University, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Finance graduates at Northwestern University are 32% women (115) and 68% men (246).

Finance Master’s Program at Northwestern University

Among the 311 master’s finance graduates at Northwestern University, 33% were women (102) and 67% were men (209).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Finance 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 master’s degree recipients at Northwestern University, lower than the national average of 28%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Finance Graduates

Students who finish Finance program at Northwestern University go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-paying careers for Finance majors, 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
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
Personal Financial Advisors	$91,777

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.