Finance at University of New Orleans

What traits are you looking for in a finance school? To help you decide if University of New Orleans is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's finance program.

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 8,375 students attend the school each year. Of the 330 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Orleans in 2021, 50 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.

UNO Finance Degrees Available

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

UNO Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at UNO 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 UNO 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
	59
	135
	138
	188
	218
	287
	351
	595
	604
	655
	665

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in finance from UNO. This makes it the #59 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 finance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNO, about 72% were men and 28% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 New Orleans with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	22
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNO Finance Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Finance from UNO in 2020-2021, 68% were men and 32% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNO 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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
General and Operations Managers	27,790	$115,060
Financial Managers	5,280	$106,950
Loan Officers	4,090	$56,190
Financial Specialists	1,410	$61,170
Personal Financial Advisors	1,270	$92,300

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.