Finance & Financial Management at West Texas A&M University

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

West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and has a total student population of 10,036. In 2021, 57 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from West Texas A&M University.

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.

West Texas A&M University Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

West Texas A&M University Finance & Financial Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how West Texas A&M University performed in these rankings.

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 West Texas A&M University 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
	6
	12
	48
	53
	71
	71
	117
	414
	573

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in finance from West Texas A&M University. This makes it the #12 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Finance Graduates from West Texas A&M University Make?

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at West Texas A&M University is $38,159. This is less than $48,896, which is the national average of all finance majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Finance Student Demographics at West Texas A&M University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at West Texas A&M University.

West Texas A&M University Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 finance students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from West Texas A&M University, about 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at West Texas A&M University since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at West Texas A&M University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 West Texas A&M University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	37
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

West Texas A&M University Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

The finance program at West Texas A&M University awarded 72 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 68% of these degrees went to men with the other 32% going to women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from West Texas A&M University, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Texas A&M University with a master's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	39
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

West Texas A&M University 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

Finance & Financial Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at West Texas A&M University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance	129

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Accounting
• Management Information Systems
• General Business/Commerce
• Marketing

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 TX, the home state for West Texas A&M University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Tellers	47,520	$28,710
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	43,170	$85,720
Financial Managers	39,580	$149,990
Bill and Account Collectors	28,350	$36,590

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 J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). under License

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