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Finance at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 27,025 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 138 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from Wayne State.

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

Wayne State Finance Degrees Available

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

Wayne State Finance Rankings

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

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 Wayne 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
Best Finance Master’s Degree Schools 102
Most Popular Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 110
Best Finance Schools 410

In 2019, 1 student received their master’s degree in finance from Wayne State. This is the #136 most popular school for finance master’s degree candidates in the country.

Finance Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Finance Bachelor’s Program

34% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, 138 finance majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wayne State. Of these graduates, 66% were men and 34% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Wayne State Gender Breakdown of Finance Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Wayne State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in finance.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Finance Majors at Wayne State University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 24
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 74
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Wayne State Finance Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 1 finance major earned their master's degree from Wayne State.

Wayne State Gender Breakdown of Finance Master's Degree Grads

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

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

Wayne 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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers 58,140 $122,160
Financial Managers 14,760 $128,270
Financial Analysts 6,090 $84,410
Personal Financial Advisors 5,210 $102,010
Financial Specialists 4,050 $69,480

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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