by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Kentucky 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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Managing and quantifying money is at the heart of the online bachelor's degree in finance at SNHU. You'll learn the fundamentals of investments, address key managerial issues, examine ethics from every angle and build the skillset to be a player in the multidimensional business marketplace.
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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 WKU was ranked #528 on College Factual's Best Schools for finance list. It is also ranked #5 in Kentucky.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at WKU paid an average of $1,104 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $450 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,802 | $26,496 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,044 | $10,044 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,086 | $2,086 |
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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 WKU 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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finance who receive their bachelor’s degree from WKU make an average of $41,342 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% lower than the national average of $48,186.
WKU 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 WKU Online Learning page.
About 21.3% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in finance in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 29.1%.
Around 9.3% of finance bachelor’s degree recipients at WKU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 62 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Finance & Financial Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Finance | 75 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 234 |
| Accounting | 71 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 12 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 9 |
| Hospitality Management | 33 |
*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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