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Finance & Financial Management at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

If you are interested in studying Finance & Financial Management, take a look at what Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is located in Blacksburg, VA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 331 finance & financial management graduations were recorded at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Online & Distance Learning at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Many students take online classes at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Of 38,857 students, 1,577 (4%) studied exclusively online and 19,313 (50%) took at least some classes online.

Finance & Financial Management Rankings at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

These rankings give you a sense of how Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s Finance & Financial Management program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Virginia #3 of 10
Best Value Virginia #8 of 10
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #11 of 123
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #44 of 555
Best Value Southeast (Region) #93 of 123
Best Value Nationwide #370 of 552

Earnings for Finance & Financial Management Graduates from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Students who complete Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s Finance & Financial Management program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Finance & Financial Management at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $59,846
2 years $61,714
3 years $73,996
4 years $85,837
5 years $101,795

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Finance & Financial Management graduates from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University report median earnings of $85,837, compared with $77,896 for all Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University graduates — about 10% higher than the school-wide median.

Finance & Financial Management earnings compared with all majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Finance & Financial Management graduates from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is $22,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Finance & Financial Management graduates at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Finance & Financial Management graduates at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University are 24% women (78) and 76% men (253).

Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Of the 330 bachelor’s finance & financial management degrees awarded at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 24% were women (78) and 76% were men (252).

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University gender breakdown of Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Finance & Financial Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 222
Hispanic / Latino 18
Black / African American 14
Asian 38
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1
Two or More Races 23
International (Nonresident) 13
Unknown 1
Racial-ethnic diversity of Finance & Financial Management majors at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 28% of Finance & Financial Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, lower than the national average of 29%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Finance & Financial Management Concentrations at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The Finance & Financial Management program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration Graduates
Finance 330
Public Finance 1

Top-Paying Careers for Finance & Financial Management Graduates

Students who finish Finance & Financial Management program at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying careers for Finance & Financial Management graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers $162,461
Investment Fund Managers $157,819
General and Operations Managers $149,694
Chief Executives $138,534
Insurance Underwriters $129,939
Financial Risk Specialists $127,364
Financial Quantitative Analysts $126,371
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property $118,242
Chief Sustainability Officers $96,628
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts $92,240

References

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