Finance at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241. In 2021, 143 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from Wayne State.

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

Wayne State Finance Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Finance Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at Wayne State 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
	45
	89
	108
	148
	175
	304
	372
	446

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in finance from Wayne State. This is the #141 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 143 finance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Wayne State, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	99
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Wayne State Finance Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 finance major earned their master's degree from Wayne State.

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

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

Wayne State 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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Financial Managers	14,760	$128,270
Financial Analysts	6,090	$84,410
Personal Financial Advisors	5,210	$102,010
Financial Specialists	4,050	$69,480

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.