Finance at West Virginia University

Every finance school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the finance program at West Virginia University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 125 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from WVU.

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

WVU Finance Degrees Available

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

WVU Finance Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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. 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
	72
	97
	119
	242
	291
	321
	325
	420
	460

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in finance from WVU. This makes it the #54 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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 Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Finance from WVU in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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.

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers	11,100	$87,430
Financial Managers	1,560	$102,670
Chief Executives	1,000	$153,880
Financial Specialists	800	$68,180
Business Professors	750	$66,340

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.