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Finance & Financial Management at Boston University

If you plan to study Finance & Financial Management, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston University sits in Boston, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 98 finance & financial management degrees were granted at Boston University.

Studying Online at Boston University

Online coursework is an option at Boston University. Of 37,737 students, 5,423 (14%) studied exclusively online and 1,354 (4%) took at least some classes online.

Finance & Financial Management Rankings at Boston University

Use these rankings to compare Boston University’s Finance & Financial Management program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#2 of 20
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#2 of 44
Best Value	Massachusetts	#8 of 19
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#15 of 555
Best Value	New England (Region)	#20 of 43
Best Value	Nationwide	#417 of 552

Earnings for Finance & Financial Management Graduates from Boston University

Those who finish Boston University’s Finance & Financial Management program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$87,851
2 years	$84,653
3 years	$87,690
4 years	$98,587
5 years	$114,832

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Finance & Financial Management graduates from Boston University take home a median $98,587, compared with $86,455 for all Boston University graduates — about 14% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Finance & Financial Management graduates at Boston University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Finance & Financial Management graduates at Boston University are 40% women (39) and 60% men (59).

Finance & Financial Management Master’s Program at Boston University

Of the 95 master’s finance & financial management graduates at Boston University, 39% were women (37) and 61% were men (58).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Asian	4
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	79
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 5% of Finance & Financial Management master’s degree recipients at Boston University, below the national average of 27%.*

*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 Boston University

This Finance & Financial Management program at Boston University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Finance	95
Other Financial Management	3

Highest-Paying Careers for Finance & Financial Management Graduates

Those who complete Finance & Financial Management program at Boston University work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Finance & Financial Management majors, 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.