Finance at Western Carolina 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 Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 51 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from WCU.

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

WCU Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WCU does offer online courses in finance for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WCU Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at WCU 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 WCU 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
	17
	24
	214
	419
	576
	639

Finance Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Finance from WCU in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WCU 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Financial Managers	15,730	$149,710
Loan Officers	13,910	$72,210
Financial Analysts	8,930	$89,020
Personal Financial Advisors	7,010	$134,860

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.