Finance at Saint Xavier University

What traits are you looking for in a finance school? To help you decide if Saint Xavier University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's finance program.

SXU is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,667. Of the 211 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Xavier University in 2019, 39 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.

SXU Finance Degrees Available

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

SXU Finance Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The finance major at SXU 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	39
Most Focused Finance Schools	60
Most Popular Finance Master’s Degree Schools	83
Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools	106
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
Most Popular Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268
Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	462
Best Finance Schools	503

In 2019, 15 students received their master’s degree in finance from SXU. This makes it the #83 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at SXU

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

SXU Finance Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 39 finance majors earned their bachelor's degree from SXU. Of these graduates, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at SXU since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at SXU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Saint Xavier University with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SXU Finance Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of finance master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from SXU, 67% 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 Saint Xavier University with a master's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SXU also has a doctoral program available in finance. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Finance and Financial Management Services

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 IL, the home state for Saint Xavier University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Financial Managers	40,040	$144,680
Financial Analysts	14,810	$88,760
Loan Officers	12,330	$81,620
Chief Executives	9,650	$230,070

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 Brendanriley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.