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

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 34,316 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 250 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from Georgia State.

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

Georgia State Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance
• Doctorate Degree in Finance

Georgia State Finance Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at Georgia 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
Best Finance Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Most Popular Finance Schools	50
Most Focused Finance Master’s Degree Schools	152
Best Finance Schools	383

In 2019, 0 student received their master’s degree in finance from Georgia State. This is the #152 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Finance Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 250 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance from Georgia State. About 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Georgia State since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	55
Black or African American	66
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	75
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2019, 3 students 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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Financial Managers	17,840	$145,920
Loan Officers	7,790	$75,060
Financial Analysts	7,400	$84,350
Chief Executives	6,260	$218,590

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.