Finance at University of Wyoming

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 Wyoming stacks up to those at other schools.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and approximately 11,829 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from UW.

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 Finance Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UW offers distance education options for finance at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UW Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at UW 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 UW 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
	80
	101
	101
	105
	125
	169
	270
	405
	439
	455

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in finance from UW. This makes it the #101 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 finance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UW, about 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW Finance Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in finance from UW. About 38% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from UW, 88% 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 Wyoming with a master's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
General and Operations Managers	5,250	$105,920
Loan Officers	790	$69,530
Financial Managers	680	$116,920
Personal Financial Advisors	260	$135,340
Chief Executives	130	$131,020

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.