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Finance at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 19,456 students attend the school each year. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in finance from WKU.

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

WKU Finance Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

WKU Finance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how WKU 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 WKU 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 246
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 479
Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 516
Best Finance Schools 562

Finance Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Finance Bachelor’s Program

31% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The finance program at WKU awarded 52 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women.

WKU Gender Breakdown of Finance Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in finance.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Finance Majors at Western Kentucky University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 42
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WKU 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers 30,240 $89,750
Financial Managers 6,190 $114,420
Loan Officers 5,300 $67,450
Chief Executives 3,300 $152,670
Financial Analysts 1,710 $69,830

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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