Finance at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,871 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 103 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from Hofstra.

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

Hofstra Finance Degrees Available

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

Hofstra Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at Hofstra 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 Hofstra 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	22
Most Focused Finance Master’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Finance Schools	94

In 2019, 60 students received their master’s degree in finance from Hofstra. This makes it the #24 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Finance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Hofstra are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	65
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Hofstra Finance Master’s Program

Of the 60 students who earned a master's degree in Finance from Hofstra in 2018-2019, 73% were men and 27% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Hofstra 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 NY, the home state for Hofstra University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Financial Analysts	53,250	$137,270
Financial Managers	42,460	$210,510
Personal Financial Advisors	26,710	$164,260
Loan Officers	12,890	$103,450

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 Dan14641 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.