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Western Illinois University Bachelor’s in Finance & Financial Management

17 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$41,937 Average Salary
$27,000 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 Western Illinois 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 WIU Bachelor’s in Finance

#460 in the U.S
#25 in Illinois

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 WIU was ranked #460 on College Factual's Best Schools for finance list. It is also ranked #25 in Illinois.

Here are some of the other rankings for WIU.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 60
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 89
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $30-$48k) 220
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (With Aid) 238
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k) 248
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $0-$30k) 258
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income Over $110k) 261
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $30-$48k) 271
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $75-$110k) 276
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (With Aid) 291
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $48-$75k) 304
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income Over $110k) 304
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $0-$30k) 315
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 323
Best Value Colleges for Finance & Financial Management (Income $75-$110k) 335
Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges for Veterans 352
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools 410
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 416
Most Popular Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 454
Best Finance & Financial Management Schools 460
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Finance & Financial Management Graduates 516
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 556
Highest Paid Finance & Financial Management Graduates 582
Most Focused Colleges for Finance & Financial Management 603

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

$13,104 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

WIU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WIU was $290 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $8,712 $8,712
Fees $4,392 $4,392
Books and Supplies $1,200 $1,200
On Campus Room and Board $9,800 $9,800
On Campus Other Expenses $2,230 $2,230

Learn more about WIU tuition and fees.

WIU Finance Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at WIU in Finance walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 15% higher than the national average of $23,578.

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

$41,937 Average Salary
Below Average Earnings Boost

finance who receive their bachelor’s degree from WIU make an average of $41,937 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% lower than the national average of $48,186.

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Does WIU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Finance?

Online degrees for the WIU finance bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WIU Online Learning page.

WIU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Finance

17 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
17.6% Women
52.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 17 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

Women made up around 17.6% of the finance students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 29.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in finance at WIU in 2019-2020, 52.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 2
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Bachelor’s in Finance Focus Areas at WIU

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Finance 17

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 80
Accounting 45
Business/Managerial Economics 4
Hospitality Management 8
Human Resource Management 29

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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