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Finance & Financial Management at Western Washington University

If you are interested in studying finance and financial management, you may want to check out the program at Western Washington University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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.

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
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.

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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

15% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance from WWU. About 85% were men and 15% were women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
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
Finance 46

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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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