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Finance & Financial Management at The University of Alabama

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Finance & Financial Management at The University of Alabama

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 The University of Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 615 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from UA.

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.

UA Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

UA Finance & Financial Management Rankings

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

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 UA 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
7
8
10
52
115
126
155
227
268
322
323

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in finance from UA. This makes it the #28 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in finance, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UA Finance Graduates

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at UA is $48,795. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $48,896 for all finance students.

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Finance Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

26% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The finance program at UA awarded 615 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 534
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 25

UA Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

15% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 finance majors earned their master's degree from UA. Of these graduates, 85% were men and 15% were women.

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Of the students who received a finance master's degree from UA, 85% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 39
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UA also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Finance & Financial Management

If you plan to be a finance major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance 662

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
General and Operations Managers 28,600 $118,440
Tellers 9,630 $27,830
Financial Managers 4,910 $128,690
Loan Officers 3,910 $67,860
Bill and Account Collectors 2,850 $35,570

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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