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West Virginia University Bachelor’s in Finance & Financial Management

132 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$44,905 Average Salary
$25,000 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 West Virginia University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in finance, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the WVU Bachelor’s in Finance

#243 in the U.S
#1 in West Virginia

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at WVU was ranked #243 on College Factual's Best Schools for finance list. It is also ranked #1 in West Virginia.

Here are some of the other rankings for WVU.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income Over $110k) 12
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (With Aid) 25
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $75-$110k) 26
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k) 34
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $30-$48k) 35
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income Over $110k) 41
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $0-$30k) 42
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $75-$110k) 63
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (With Aid) 69
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income Over $110k) 69
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k) 75
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $30-$48k) 78
Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools 86
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Finance & Financial Management Graduates 86
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 98
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 101
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $75-$110k) 102
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (With Aid) 105
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $0-$30k) 107
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k) 111
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $30-$48k) 114
Most Popular Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 117
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 119
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 136
Best Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 138
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $0-$30k) 144
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 186
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools 208
Best Finance & Financial Management Schools 243
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 245
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 321
Most Focused Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 325
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Finance & Financial Management Graduates 408
Highest Paid Finance & Financial Management Graduates 457
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 566
Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges for Veterans 625

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

$8,976 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$25,000 Average Student Debt

WVU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at WVU paid an average of $1,055 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $374 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,976 $25,320
Books and Supplies $950 $950
On Campus Room and Board $10,948 $10,948
On Campus Other Expenses $3,250 $3,250

Learn more about WVU tuition and fees.

WVU Finance Bachelor’s Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at WVU in Finance walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 6% higher than the national average of $23,578.

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

$44,905 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of finance students who receive their bachelor’s degree from WVU is $44,905 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $48,186.

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Does WVU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Finance?

WVU 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 WVU Online Learning page.

WVU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Finance

132 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
31.1% Women
4.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 132 bachelor’s degrees in finance awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 31.1% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in finance in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 29.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 4.5% of the finance bachelor’s degrees at WVU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 74
International Students 52
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Bachelor’s in Finance Focus Areas at WVU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Finance 132

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce 72
Business Administration & Management 126
Accounting 116
Business/Managerial Economics 21
Entrepreneurial Studies 16

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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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