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George Mason University Bachelor’s in Finance & Financial Management

192 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$56,415 Average Salary
$24,003 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Finance. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Finance & Financial Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at George Mason University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in finance, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the GMU Bachelor’s in Finance

#111 in the U.S
#3 in Virginia

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at GMU was ranked #111 on College Factual's Best Schools for finance list. It is also ranked #3 in Virginia.

Here are some of the other rankings for GMU.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges for Veterans38
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans39
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management72
Most Popular Colleges for Finance & Financial Management81
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools95
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Finance & Financial Management Graduates95
Best Finance & Financial Management Schools111
Highest Paid Finance & Financial Management Graduates118
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (With Aid)122
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $75-$110k)147
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income Over $110k)149
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k)159
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (With Aid)160
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $0-$30k)176
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $30-$48k)177
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income Over $110k)182
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $75-$110k)191
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k)205
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $0-$30k)223
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $30-$48k)224
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management356
Most Focused Colleges for Finance & Financial Management388
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management394
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management477

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Finance from GMU Cost?

$13,014 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$24,003 Average Student Debt

GMU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at GMU paid an average of $1,520 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $542 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$9,510$32,970
Fees$3,504$3,504
Books and Supplies$1,278$1,278
On Campus Room and Board$12,090$12,090
On Campus Other Expenses$3,596$3,596

Learn more about GMU tuition and fees.

GMU Finance Bachelor’s Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at GMU in Finance walked away with an average of $24,003 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $23,578.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Finance From GMU?

$56,415 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of finance students who receive their bachelor’s degree from GMU is $56,415 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $48,186.

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Does GMU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Finance?

GMU does not offer an online option for its finance bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.

GMU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Finance

192 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
35.9% Women
39.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 192 bachelor’s degrees in finance handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 35.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in finance in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 39.1% of the finance bachelor’s degrees at GMU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian33
Black or African American10
Hispanic or Latino26
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White52
International Students59
Other Races/Ethnicities12

Bachelor’s in Finance Focus Areas at GMU

Finance & Financial Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Finance192

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to finance and financial management.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Business Administration & Management243
Accounting238
Hospitality Management34
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods344
Marketing109

View All Finance & Financial Management Related Majors >

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.

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