Finance at Florida Atlantic 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 Florida Atlantic University stacks up to those at other schools.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 29,772. Of the 1,345 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2019, 265 of them were finance majors.

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

FAU Finance Degrees Available

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

FAU Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at FAU 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 FAU 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
Most Popular Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Finance Schools	36
Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools	105
Most Focused Finance Master’s Degree Schools	107
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	410
Best Finance Schools	453

In 2019, 22 students received their master’s degree in finance from FAU. This makes it the #58 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Finance Bachelor’s Program

The finance program at FAU awarded 265 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	67
White	126
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

FAU Finance Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 22 students graduated with a master's degree in finance from FAU. About 86% were men and 14% were women.

In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FAU also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Financial Managers	29,050	$132,850
Chief Executives	20,860	$187,870
Loan Officers	18,000	$78,000
Personal Financial Advisors	14,080	$122,840

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.