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Finance & Financial Management at Santa Clara University

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616. In 2021, 161 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from SCU.

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.

SCU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

SCU Finance & Financial Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at SCU 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
6
8
10
16
28
39
111
169
358

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in finance from SCU. This is the #160 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Finance Graduates from SCU Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at SCU is $68,821. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 41% higher than the national average of $48,896 for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.

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Finance Student Demographics at SCU

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

SCU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The finance program at SCU awarded 161 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 68% of these degrees went to men with the other 32% going to women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at SCU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at SCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its finance bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 105
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

SCU Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 finance major earned their master's degree from SCU.

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

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

SCU 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Clara University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance 162

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 CA, the home state for Santa Clara University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers 249,800 $137,640
Financial Managers 81,350 $157,480
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 50,990 $81,610
Tellers 43,070 $32,120
Financial Analysts 37,900 $109,640

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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