Finance at Santa Clara University

Every finance 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 Santa Clara University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616. Of the 545 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Santa Clara University in 2021, 161 of them were finance majors.

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

SCU Finance Degrees Available

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

SCU Finance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how SCU performed in these rankings.

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 finance major at SCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	6
	8
	9
	10
	14
	15
	23
	47
	95
	103
	141
	147
	257

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in finance from SCU. This is the #141 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 161 students earned a bachelor's degree in finance from SCU. About 32% of these graduates were women and the other 68% were men. 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 2% more women than average.

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 3% 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.

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 Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of finance master'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 Santa Clara University with a master's in finance.

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.

Related Majors

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
Financial Analysts	37,900	$109,640
Loan Officers	37,030	$78,940
Chief Executives	30,290	$228,270

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 Arnaudh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.