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Finance at Western Carolina University

Every finance school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the finance program at Western Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 11,639 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 75 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from WCU.

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

WCU Finance Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

WCU Finance Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the finance progam at WCU 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 WCU 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 Online Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Most Popular Online Finance Schools 13
Most Popular Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 170
Most Popular Finance Schools 188
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 224
Most Focused Finance Schools 253
Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 329
Best Finance Schools 354

Finance Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Finance Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The finance program at WCU awarded 75 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

WCU Gender Breakdown of Finance Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in finance.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Finance Majors at Western Carolina University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 60
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

WCU 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers 54,330 $131,600
Financial Managers 15,730 $149,710
Loan Officers 13,910 $72,210
Financial Analysts 8,930 $89,020
Personal Financial Advisors 7,010 $134,860

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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