Finance at University of New Orleans

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

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,151. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from UNO.

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

UNO Finance Degrees Available

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

UNO Finance Rankings

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

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 UNO 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	65
Most Popular Finance Master’s Degree Schools	95
Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools	115
Most Focused Finance Schools	159
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219
Most Popular Finance Schools	237
Most Popular Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	470
Best Finance Schools	516

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

Finance Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Finance from UNO in 2018-2019, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at UNO since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at UNO are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University of New Orleans with a bachelor's in finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNO Finance Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in finance from UNO in 2019, 92% were men and 8% were women.

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from UNO, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNO 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 University of New Orleans.

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.