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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 41,005. Of the 2,728 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 2019, 585 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.

Florida State Finance Degrees Available

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

Florida State Finance Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at Florida State 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 Schools	5
Most Popular Finance Master’s Degree Schools	35
Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools	55
Most Focused Finance Schools	79
Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Focused Finance Master’s Degree Schools	100
Best Finance Schools	114

In 2019, 38 students received their master’s degree in finance from Florida State. This makes it the #35 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 585 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in finance from Florida State in 2019, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Florida State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 State University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	127
White	392
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Florida State Finance Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 38 finance majors earned their master's degree from Florida State. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from Florida State, 66% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Florida State 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 State 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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.