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Finance & Financial Management at University of Maryland - College Park

If you plan to study finance and financial management, take a look at what University of Maryland - College Park has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709. Of the 1,646 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - College Park in 2021, 384 of them were finance and financial management majors.

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.

UMCP Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

UMCP Finance & Financial Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how UMCP 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 UMCP 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
10
12
13
16
27
152
229

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in finance from UMCP. This makes it the #27 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Finance Graduates from UMCP Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMCP is $66,615. This is 36% higher than $48,896, which is the national average for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.

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Finance Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 384 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Finance & Financial Management from UMCP in 2020-2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UMCP are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 77
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 31
White 218
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UMCP Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

40% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 47 students who earned a master's degree in Finance & Financial Management from UMCP in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UMCP 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance 431

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
General and Operations Managers 48,180 $137,700
Financial Managers 12,550 $152,180
Tellers 6,220 $32,330
Financial Analysts 5,640 $92,800
Financial Specialists 5,260 $77,440

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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