Finance at University of the Southwest

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 the Southwest stacks up to those at other schools.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from USW.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Finance section at the bottom of this page.

USW Finance Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

USW does offer online education options in finance for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

USW Finance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how USW 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 USW 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
	23
	104
	106
	137
	428
	476
	478
	553
	597
	670

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in finance from USW. This makes it the #106 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Finance Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in finance from USW. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at USW since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 the Southwest with a bachelor's in finance.

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

USW Finance Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 finance majors earned their master's degree from USW. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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

USW 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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
General and Operations Managers	13,880	$101,720
Financial Managers	2,250	$104,790
Loan Officers	1,470	$63,320
Financial Analysts	1,010	$103,040
Financial Specialists	870	$61,940

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.