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Finance & Financial Management at Washington University in St Louis

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Finance & Financial Management at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 163 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from WUSTL.

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

WUSTL Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Finance & Financial Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at WUSTL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 WUSTL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance & Financial Management. 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
4
5
14
21
57
96
135
204

In 2021, 68 students received their master’s degree in finance from WUSTL. This makes it the #14 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of WUSTL Finance Graduates

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at WUSTL is $83,311. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 70% higher than the national average of $48,896 for all finance bachelor's degree recipients.

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Finance Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at WUSTL are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in finance.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 31
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 88
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

WUSTL Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

53% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 68 students who graduated with a master’s in finance from WUSTL in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 60
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentrations Within Finance & Financial Management

If you plan to be a finance major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance 231

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers 46,490 $105,280
Tellers 11,080 $27,800
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 8,340 $38,350
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 7,780 $80,280
Financial Managers 7,630 $136,520

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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