Finance & Financial Management at Western Washington University
WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. Of the 561 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University in 2021, 46 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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WWU Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
WWU Finance & Financial Management Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at WWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The finance major at WWU 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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241 | |
265 | |
294 | |
349 | |
396 | |
501 | |
526 | |
547 | |
610 |
Earnings of WWU Finance Graduates
The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $41,065. 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 WWU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at Western Washington University.
WWU Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 30 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
WWU 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
The following finance concentations are available at Western Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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Finance | 46 |
Related Majors
- International Business
- Management Information Systems
- Accounting
- Marketing
- Business Administration & Management
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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.
Occupation | Jobs in WA | Average Salary in WA |
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General and Operations Managers | 47,770 | $124,810 |
Financial Managers | 13,010 | $136,480 |
Tellers | 11,040 | $34,240 |
Loan Officers | 6,940 | $74,830 |
Financial Analysts | 6,480 | $87,590 |
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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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