Finance & Financial Management at West Virginia University
WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. Of the 710 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Virginia University in 2021, 125 of them were finance and financial management majors.
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.
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WVU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
- Master’s Degree in Finance
WVU Finance & Financial Management Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at WVU 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 WVU 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 |
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104 | |
106 | |
335 | |
356 | |
506 |
In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in finance from WVU. This makes it the #62 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.
How Much Do Finance Graduates from WVU Make?
The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVU is $43,925. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $48,896 for all finance students.

Finance Student Demographics at WVU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at West Virginia University.
WVU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 93 |
International Students | 19 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
WVU Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 15 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
WVU 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 West Virginia University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Finance | 148 |
Related Majors
- Entrepreneurial Studies
- Hospitality Management
- Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
- Human Resource Management
- Business/Managerial Economics
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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.
Occupation | Jobs in WV | Average Salary in WV |
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General and Operations Managers | 11,100 | $87,430 |
Tellers | 3,470 | $26,220 |
Financial Managers | 1,560 | $102,670 |
Chief Executives | 1,000 | $153,880 |
Financial Specialists | 800 | $68,180 |
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 Swimmerguy269 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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