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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from WMU.

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

WMU Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

WMU Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at WMU 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 WMU 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
	71
	103
	108
	194
	296
	368

Finance Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Finance Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 155 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance from WMU. About 71% were men and 29% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	74
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

WMU also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Financial Planning & Services

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 Western Michigan 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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.