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Finance at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,621 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 23 finance majors received their bachelor's degree from Widener.

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

Widener Finance Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Widener Finance Rankings

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

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 Widener 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 271
Most Popular Finance Schools 383
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools 416
Most Focused Finance Schools 451

Finance Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Finance Bachelor’s Program

17% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Widener. About 17% of these graduates were women and the other 83% were men.

Widener Gender Breakdown of Finance Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Widener 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in finance.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Finance Majors at Widener University
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Widener 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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers 80,160 $133,480
Financial Managers 17,730 $156,730
Financial Analysts 11,980 $93,870
Loan Officers 10,010 $68,280
Personal Financial Advisors 8,590 $109,250

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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