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Finance at Essex County College

If you are interested in studying finance, you may want to check out the program at Essex County College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 7,514.

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

Essex Finance Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Finance

Essex Finance Rankings

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Finance Student Demographics at Essex

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at Essex County College.

Essex Finance Associate’s Program

69% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of finance associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in finance only graduates about 30% women each year. The program at Essex may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 39% more women than average.

Essex Gender Breakdown of Finance Associate's Degree Grads

Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in finance graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in finance.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Finance Majors at Essex County College
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Essex County College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
General and Operations Managers 43,070 $167,600
Financial Managers 21,340 $175,880
Financial Analysts 10,560 $106,100
Loan Officers 6,670 $85,540
Financial Specialists 5,360 $81,660

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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