Finance at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

If you plan to study finance, take a look at what Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 30,983 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 176 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University.

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

Louisiana State University Finance Degrees Available

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

Louisiana State University Finance Rankings

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

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 Louisiana State University 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 Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best Finance Schools	107
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246
Most Focused Finance Schools	247

In 2019, 12 students received their master’s degree in finance from Louisiana State University. This makes it the #95 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the finance majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Finance Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of finance bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Louisiana State University 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	146
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Louisiana State University Finance Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in finance from Louisiana State University in 2019, 83% were men and 17% were women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from Louisiana State University, 75% 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Louisiana State University 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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
General and Operations Managers	27,790	$115,060
Financial Managers	5,280	$106,950
Loan Officers	4,090	$56,190
Financial Specialists	1,410	$61,170
Personal Financial Advisors	1,270	$92,300

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 Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.