Finance & Financial Management at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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 University of Massachusetts Amherst stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 234 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Amherst.

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.

UMass Amherst Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

UMass Amherst Finance & Financial Management Rankings

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

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 UMass Amherst 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
	52
	68
	529

Earnings of UMass Amherst Finance Graduates

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Amherst is $57,890. This is 18% higher than $48,896, which is the national average for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.

Finance Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 234 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in finance from UMass Amherst in 2021, 74% were men and 26% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UMass Amherst 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	165
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UMass Amherst 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance	234

Related Majors

• Human Resource Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• Marketing
• Accounting

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Financial Managers	33,880	$148,300
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	12,060	$118,310
Tellers	10,970	$32,860

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.