Finance & Financial Management at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and approximately 9,635 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from William Paterson University.

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.

William Paterson University Finance & Financial Management Degrees Available

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

William Paterson University Finance & Financial Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at William Paterson University 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
	127
	147
	155
	197
	214
	215
	243
	278
	412
	480

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in finance from William Paterson University. This makes it the #147 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of William Paterson University Finance Graduates

The median salary of finance students who receive their bachelor's degree at William Paterson University is $44,724. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $48,896 for all finance students.

Finance Student Demographics at William Paterson University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

William Paterson University Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 students earned a bachelor's degree in finance from William Paterson University. About 21% of these graduates were women and the other 79% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its finance bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

William Paterson University Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of finance master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from William Paterson University of New Jersey with a master's in finance.

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

William Paterson University 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

If you plan to be a finance major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William Paterson University of New Jersey. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Finance	54
Financial Planning & Services	9

Related Majors

• International Business
• General Sales & Marketing
• Marketing
• Accounting
• 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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
General and Operations Managers	43,070	$167,600
Financial Managers	21,340	$175,880
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	15,440	$98,850
Tellers	13,380	$32,950
Financial Analysts	10,560	$106,100

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
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