Finance at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 328 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from UW - Madison.

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

UW - Madison Finance Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Finance Rankings

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

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 UW - Madison 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
	13
	23
	327

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in finance from UW - Madison. This makes it the #54 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Finance Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 328 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance from UW - Madison. About 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	250
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UW - Madison Finance Master’s Program

The finance program at UW - Madison awarded 23 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from UW - Madison, 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Financial Planning & Services

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers	33,340	$126,950
Financial Managers	7,420	$134,850
Loan Officers	7,090	$73,390
Chief Executives	5,240	$154,820
Personal Financial Advisors	4,730	$115,820

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.