Finance at University of Florida

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 University of Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. Of the 1,909 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 234 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.

UF Finance Degrees Available

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

UF Finance Rankings

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

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 UF 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
	12
	30
	34
	34
	37
	46
	58
	64
	79
	110
	425

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in finance from UF. This makes it the #35 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 234 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in finance from UF in 2021, 66% were men and 34% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 University of Florida with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	144
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UF Finance Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a master's degree in finance from UF. About 30% of these graduates were women and the other 70% were men.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from UF, 70% 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 University of Florida with a master's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UF 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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Chief Executives	20,860	$187,870
Loan Officers	18,000	$78,000
Personal Financial Advisors	14,080	$122,840

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.