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Finance at Salem State University

If you are interested in studying finance, you may want to check out the program at Salem State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 8,338 students attend the school each year. Of the 415 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salem State University in 2019, 48 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.

Salem State Finance Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Salem State Finance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how Salem State 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 Salem 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
Most Popular Finance Schools 259
Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 292
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 308
Best Finance Schools 311
Most Focused Finance Schools 343

Finance Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Finance Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The finance program at Salem State awarded 48 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

Salem State Gender Breakdown of Finance Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Salem State 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 Salem State University with a bachelor's in finance.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Finance Majors at Salem State University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 35
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers 77,580 $135,820
Financial Managers 33,880 $148,300
Financial Analysts 13,400 $105,540
Personal Financial Advisors 9,060 $128,140
Chief Executives 7,990 $221,810

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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