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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 9,139. In 2019, 26 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from Howard.

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

Howard Finance Degrees Available

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

Howard Finance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how Howard performed in these rankings.

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 Howard 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 Focused Finance Master’s Degree Schools	110
Most Popular Finance Master’s Degree Schools	120
Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	212
Best Finance Schools	244
Most Popular Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	333
Most Popular Finance Schools	333
Most Focused Finance Schools	447
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	457

In 2019, 5 students received their master’s degree in finance from Howard. This makes it the #120 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in finance from Howard in 2019, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Howard since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Howard Finance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of finance master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

In the finance master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 75% better than the national average.*

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

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

Howard 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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Financial Managers	6,900	$166,710
Financial Analysts	3,850	$102,510
Financial Specialists	3,070	$107,760
Chief Executives	1,880	$247,500

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.