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Finance & Financial Management at Appalachian State University

If you plan to study Finance & Financial Management, you may want to check out the program at Appalachian State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Appalachian State University is in Boone, NC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 131 finance & financial management degrees were granted at Appalachian State University.

Studying Online at Appalachian State University

Many students take online classes at Appalachian State University. Of 21,570 students, 2,551 (12%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 9,977 (46%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Finance & Financial Management Graduates from Appalachian State University

Graduates of Appalachian State University’s Finance & Financial Management program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$44,199
2 years	$54,296
3 years	$59,624
4 years	$69,084
5 years	$88,101

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Finance & Financial Management graduates from Appalachian State University report median earnings of $69,084, compared with $50,311 for all Appalachian State University graduates — about 37% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Finance & Financial Management graduates from Appalachian State University comes in at $21,267.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Finance & Financial Management graduates at Appalachian State University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Finance & Financial Management graduates at Appalachian State University are 28% women (37) and 72% men (94).

Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Program at Appalachian State University

Of the 131 bachelor’s finance & financial management degrees awarded at Appalachian State University, 28% were women (37) and 72% were men (94).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Finance & Financial Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Appalachian State University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	117
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	1
Asian	3
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 11% of Finance & Financial Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Appalachian State University, below the national average of 29%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Finance & Financial Management Concentrations at Appalachian State University

The Finance & Financial Management program at Appalachian State University offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Finance	131

Best-Paid Careers for Finance & Financial Management Graduates

Those who complete Finance & Financial Management program at Appalachian State University work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Finance & Financial Management graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
General and Operations Managers	$149,694
Chief Executives	$138,534
Insurance Underwriters	$129,939
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Financial Quantitative Analysts	$126,371
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Chief Sustainability Officers	$96,628
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$92,240

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.