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Finance at University of the Southwest

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

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 951 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from USW.

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

USW Finance Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USW offers distance education options for finance at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

USW Finance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how USW 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 USW 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 36
Most Popular Online Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 50
Most Popular Online Finance Schools 54
Most Popular Finance Master’s Degree Schools 120
Most Focused Finance Schools 193
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 428
Most Popular Finance Schools 538
Most Popular Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 561

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

Finance Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Finance Bachelor’s Program

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, 4 finance majors earned their bachelor's degree from USW. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women.

USW Gender Breakdown of Finance Bachelor's Degree Grads

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 the Southwest with a bachelor's in finance.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Finance Majors at University of the Southwest
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

USW Finance Master’s Program

20% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in finance from USW. About 80% were men and 20% were women.

USW Gender Breakdown of Finance Master's Degree Grads

Of the students who received a finance master's degree from USW, 80% 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 University of the Southwest with a master's in finance.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Finance Majors at University of the Southwest
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

USW 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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
General and Operations Managers 13,880 $101,720
Financial Managers 2,250 $104,790
Loan Officers 1,470 $63,320
Financial Analysts 1,010 $103,040
Financial Specialists 870 $61,940

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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