Median Starting Salaries (by Institution): Finance

Salary (by major) data was collected from the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) College Scorecard platform and indicates the median salary of an institution’s graduates two years after receiving their bachelor’s degree in finance, along with the number of graduates per institution for which the USDOE has salary data. Since the USDOE focuses only on early-career salaries, we limit the salary tables on our Dataverse to “pre-professional” majors where students are more likely to pursue employment immediately after graduation (e.g., as opposed to attending graduate school) and within their undergraduate field of study.

*Note that the USDOE is not able to disclose salary data by major for all institutions offering a major in this area. For example, if a group of individuals within a certain institution is too small, the USDOE must suppress salary data in order to prevent identification of the group’s individuals.

Table Updated December 2023

UnitID	Institution	# Graduates	Median Starting Salary	TAG
215062	University of Pennsylvania	124	$122,725	UPenn
211440	Carnegie Mellon University	26	$95,295	CMU
179867	Washington University in St Louis	19	$91,744
152080	University of Notre Dame	228	$86,375	UND
131496	Georgetown University	139	$85,538
193900	New York University	12	$84,653	NYU
199847	Wake Forest University	54	$80,510	WFU
164924	Boston College	207	$75,518	BC
213543	Lehigh University	117	$74,142
216597	Villanova University	206	$73,579
228246	Southern Methodist University	83	$73,446	SMU
191241	Fordham University	144	$73,195
131469	George Washington University	88	$72,214	GWU
145637	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	130	$71,935	UIUC
167783	Simmons University	11	$71,643
228778	The University of Texas at Austin	217	$70,680	UT; UT Austin
122931	Santa Clara University	101	$70,456	SCU
163286	University of Maryland-College Park	197	$68,079	UMD
230038	Brigham Young University	157	$67,593	BYU
232423	James Madison University	114	$67,380	JMU
121309	Point Loma Nazarene University	15	$66,821
214175	Muhlenberg College	39	$65,387
240444	University of Wisconsin-Madison	176	$65,029	UW Madison
214777	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	386	$65,013	PSU; Penn State
229267	Trinity University	24	$64,990
212054	Drexel University	186	$64,672
174066	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	144	$64,659	UMN
129242	Fairfield University	118	$64,608
127918	Regis University	22	$64,493
230764	University of Utah	22	$64,493	UU
160755	Tulane University of Louisiana	70	$64,281
164739	Bentley University	183	$64,253
196413	Syracuse University	84	$64,087
236948	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	204	$63,898	UW
377564	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	204	$63,898	UW
204024	Miami University-Oxford	188	$63,487
239105	Marquette University	153	$63,115
196079	Binghamton University	56	$63,005	SUNY Binghamton
129020	University of Connecticut	193	$62,818	UConn
215929	University of Scranton	51	$62,260
198516	Elon University	67	$62,154
127060	University of Denver	61	$62,012	UD
233921	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	183	$61,714	Virginia Tech; Va Tech
122436	University of San Diego	130	$61,069	USD
122612	University of San Francisco	58	$61,020	USF
228875	Texas Christian University	56	$61,020
217165	Bryant University	183	$60,821
204796	Ohio State University-Main Campus	282	$60,701	OSU
135726	University of Miami	64	$60,623	UM; UMiami
215770	Saint Joseph's University	146	$60,623
130943	University of Delaware	139	$60,552	UDel
167996	Stonehill College	37	$60,523
117946	Loyola Marymount University	79	$60,358	LMU
171100	Michigan State University	199	$60,219	MSU
104179	University of Arizona	139	$60,023
186399	Rutgers University-Newark	228	$60,001
186380	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	228	$60,001	RU
186371	Rutgers University-Camden	228	$60,001
171571	Oakland University	79	$59,982
131520	Howard University	50	$59,485
223232	Baylor University	105	$59,425
134130	University of Florida	325	$59,318	UF
194310	Pace University	125	$59,253
228723	Texas A & M University-College Station	177	$59,124
210739	DeSales University	24	$58,673
174914	University of St Thomas	130	$58,293
195809	St. John's University-New York	80	$58,221
163851	Salisbury University	53	$58,221
236595	Seattle University	55	$58,221
232186	George Mason University	154	$58,057
188429	Adelphi University	21	$57,995
139959	University of Georgia	356	$57,907	UGA
153269	Drake University	28	$57,705
166629	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	172	$57,469	UMass Amherst
201654	Cedarville University	12	$57,318
234030	Virginia Commonwealth University	12	$57,318	VCU
222178	Abilene Christian University	17	$57,318
130226	Quinnipiac University	74	$57,318
159391	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	66	$57,318	LSU
121150	Pepperdine University	11	$57,318
201645	Case Western Reserve University	27	$57,318	CWRU
144740	DePaul University	403	$56,924
104151	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	185	$56,748	ASU
217235	Johnson & Wales University-Providence	20	$56,641
146719	Loyola University Chicago	47	$56,544	LUC
207500	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	59	$56,544
195003	Rochester Institute of Technology	16	$56,415	RIT
191649	Hofstra University	72	$56,234
217402	Providence College	106	$55,964
192703	Manhattan College	58	$55,813
181002	Creighton University	78	$55,794
201441	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	58	$55,693
186584	Seton Hall University	81	$55,693
228149	St. Mary's University	21	$55,512
131159	American University	21	$55,512
213367	La Salle University	29	$55,512
130253	Sacred Heart University	65	$55,348
218663	University of South Carolina-Columbia	260	$55,190	USC
202480	University of Dayton	103	$55,026
217484	University of Rhode Island	76	$54,970	URI
161554	University of Southern Maine	17	$54,869
229115	Texas Tech University	121	$54,803
203368	John Carroll University	58	$54,618
197869	Appalachian State University	82	$54,296	App State; ASU
171137	University of Michigan-Dearborn	74	$54,252	UMich Dearborn
144962	Elmhurst University	26	$54,209
163204	University of Maryland Global Campus	70	$54,192
152530	Taylor University	17	$54,109
153658	University of Iowa	252	$54,073	UI
131283	The Catholic University of America	33	$53,984
183239	Saint Anselm College	33	$53,775
204857	Ohio University-Main Campus	105	$53,715	OU
228787	The University of Texas at Dallas	134	$53,687	UT; UT Dallas
230737	Utah Valley University	64	$53,608
238476	Carthage College	45	$53,537
216764	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	198	$53,508	WCU
145646	Illinois Wesleyan University	19	$53,358	IWU
167358	Northeastern University	29	$53,358
174233	University of Minnesota-Duluth	90	$53,244
240268	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	77	$53,045
215293	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	173	$52,977
129215	Eastern Connecticut State University	12	$52,941
102049	Samford University	21	$52,941
107044	Harding University	18	$52,941
168005	Suffolk University	90	$52,941
128771	Central Connecticut State University	54	$52,941
217819	College of Charleston	48	$52,941
195164	St Bonaventure University	20	$52,941
145813	Illinois State University	208	$52,781	ISU
213321	King's College	23	$52,733
100751	The University of Alabama	121	$52,643
177214	Drury University	22	$52,607
217420	Rhode Island College	30	$52,607
106397	University of Arkansas	170	$52,492
143358	Bradley University	32	$52,420
207388	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	33	$52,107
191931	Iona University	41	$52,107
151324	Indiana State University	29	$51,794	ISU
157085	University of Kentucky	139	$51,773	UK
172644	Wayne State University	68	$51,690
195474	Siena College	54	$51,607
201104	Ashland University	12	$51,607
217518	Roger Williams University	63	$51,607
127565	Metropolitan State University of Denver	79	$51,551
184782	Rowan University	71	$51,482
175272	Winona State University	16	$51,392
155317	University of Kansas	54	$51,273	KU
122755	San Jose State University	108	$51,273	SJSU
216010	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	61	$51,169
147703	Northern Illinois University	89	$51,145	NIU
173920	Minnesota State University-Mankato	93	$51,083
236939	Washington State University	124	$51,035	WSU
209807	Portland State University	120	$51,035
216339	Temple University	351	$50,981
134097	Florida State University	384	$50,894	FSU
216931	Wilkes University	12	$50,856
212106	Duquesne University	82	$50,856
215798	Saint Vincent College	18	$50,856
233277	Radford University	50	$50,856
174899	The College of Saint Scholastica	13	$50,856
169798	Eastern Michigan University	40	$50,856
227845	Saint Edward's University	30	$50,856
196246	SUNY College at Plattsburgh	19	$50,856
227216	University of North Texas	140	$50,693	UNT
201195	Baldwin Wallace University	25	$50,677
209542	Oregon State University	73	$50,515	OSU
196194	State University of New York at Oswego	67	$50,439
239716	Saint Norbert College	25	$50,439
230728	Utah State University	52	$50,439
240329	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	119	$50,387
228431	Stephen F Austin State University	36	$50,231
152600	Valparaiso University	28	$50,231
139940	Georgia State University	281	$50,137	GSU
145600	University of Illinois Chicago	216	$50,132	UIC
221759	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	74	$50,105	UTK
153603	Iowa State University	159	$50,060	ISU
195720	St. John Fisher University	46	$50,022
225511	University of Houston	241	$49,962	UH
206622	Xavier University	51	$49,918
229027	The University of Texas at San Antonio	150	$49,864
154095	University of Northern Iowa	97	$49,752	UNI
137847	The University of Tampa	42	$49,579
146612	Lewis University	15	$49,527
366711	California State University-San Marcos	52	$49,520
190512	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	685	$49,501
133951	Florida International University	304	$49,482	FIU
170082	Grand Valley State University	197	$49,370
240189	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	198	$49,324
240365	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	37	$49,158
182290	University of Nevada-Reno	66	$48,823	UNR
165936	Gordon College	16	$48,745
137546	Stetson University	41	$48,667
136172	University of North Florida	116	$48,539
200332	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	68	$48,539	NDSU
229179	Texas Woman's University	12	$48,432
172051	Saginaw Valley State University	23	$48,432
228705	Texas A & M University-Kingsville	25	$48,432
213987	Mercyhurst University	23	$48,432
217882	Clemson University	96	$48,326
178624	Northwest Missouri State University	21	$48,198
199139	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	267	$48,162	UNCC; UNC Charlotte
201885	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	60	$48,162	Cincy
185129	New Jersey City University	41	$48,139
209825	University of Portland	21	$48,041
169910	Ferris State University	12	$48,041
105330	Northern Arizona University	108	$47,930	NAU
154013	Mount Mercy University	26	$47,846
211352	Cabrini University	18	$47,846
216278	Susquehanna University	33	$47,846
173045	Augsburg University	55	$47,729
218973	Wofford College	36	$47,729
224147	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	26	$47,729
209065	Linfield University	25	$47,650
486840	Kennesaw State University	167	$47,611
433660	Florida Gulf Coast University	52	$47,520
238032	West Virginia University	85	$47,440	WVU
154235	Saint Ambrose University	17	$47,260
102553	University of Alaska Anchorage	30	$47,260
156286	Bellarmine University	12	$47,260
176965	University of Central Missouri	26	$47,260
206084	University of Toledo	106	$47,260
149222	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	21	$47,260
181464	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	97	$46,924	UNL
122597	San Francisco State University	206	$46,757	SFSU
144892	Eastern Illinois University	48	$46,673
169248	Central Michigan University	135	$46,538
200800	University of Akron Main Campus	64	$46,478
226833	Midwestern State University	22	$46,478
147776	Northeastern Illinois University	67	$46,407
130776	Western Connecticut State University	32	$46,321
198464	East Carolina University	139	$46,282	ECU
172699	Western Michigan University	90	$46,087
155399	Kansas State University	56	$46,087	KSU
187444	William Paterson University of New Jersey	75	$46,087
171146	University of Michigan-Flint	23	$46,087	UMIch Flint
163453	Morgan State University	27	$46,087
195243	St. Thomas Aquinas College	18	$46,087
171456	Northern Michigan University	21	$46,087
192323	Le Moyne College	38	$46,087
174020	Metropolitan State University	62	$45,891
179566	Missouri State University-Springfield	58	$45,794
228769	The University of Texas at Arlington	220	$45,767	UT
186283	Rider University	85	$45,752
213020	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus	45	$45,696	IUP
237011	Western Washington University	42	$45,696
228459	Texas State University	178	$45,636
203517	Kent State University at Kent	98	$45,584
100663	University of Alabama at Birmingham	21	$45,529
200280	University of North Dakota	15	$45,529	UND
157289	University of Louisville	58	$45,500	UL
139931	Georgia Southern University	90	$45,435
227881	Sam Houston State University	91	$45,383
132903	University of Central Florida	178	$45,361	UCF
196158	SUNY at Fredonia	32	$45,207
156082	Washburn University	14	$45,128
206604	Wright State University-Main Campus	63	$45,127
240727	University of Wyoming	28	$44,984
150136	Ball State University	103	$44,975	BSU
219471	University of South Dakota	14	$44,971	USD
207971	University of Tulsa	17	$44,971
173665	Hamline University	16	$44,942
106245	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	29	$44,869
137351	University of South Florida	320	$44,850	USF
107512	Ouachita Baptist University	20	$44,776
482680	University of North Georgia	40	$44,747	UNG
220862	University of Memphis	59	$44,468
146481	Lake Forest College	28	$44,468	LFC
101709	University of Montevallo	13	$44,384
176080	Mississippi State University	47	$44,356	MSU
106704	University of Central Arkansas	22	$44,021
174783	Saint Cloud State University	113	$43,957
240453	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	222	$43,943
199148	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	42	$43,798	UNCG; UNC Greensboro
215655	Robert Morris University	25	$43,798
175078	Southwest Minnesota State University	23	$43,798
139144	Berry College	14	$43,798
100858	Auburn University	132	$43,732
141334	University of West Georgia	45	$43,638
151801	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	12	$43,575
150163	Butler University	43	$43,426
165866	Framingham State University	16	$43,426
142115	Boise State University	79	$43,319
110556	California State University-Fresno	64	$43,319
110583	California State University-Long Beach	215	$43,277
174358	Minnesota State University Moorhead	19	$43,240
196015	SUNY College of Technology at Canton	26	$43,240
196176	State University of New York at New Paltz	54	$43,128
182281	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	89	$43,128	UNLV
189705	Canisius College	57	$42,961
133669	Florida Atlantic University	142	$42,944	FAU
171128	Michigan Technological University	11	$42,774
200253	Minot State University	26	$42,682
157447	Northern Kentucky University	46	$42,682
183080	Plymouth State University	17	$42,682
142285	University of Idaho	45	$42,682	UI
221768	The University of Tennessee-Martin	45	$42,682
176017	University of Mississippi	54	$42,682	Ole Miss
129525	University of Hartford	17	$42,682
193584	Nazareth College	16	$42,682
161253	University of Maine	43	$42,309
167987	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	35	$42,235	UMass Dartmouth
219259	Northern State University	14	$42,123
226091	Lamar University	13	$42,123
149772	Western Illinois University	29	$41,937
110608	California State University-Northridge	269	$41,878
156125	Wichita State University	57	$41,789
220978	Middle Tennessee State University	61	$41,789
235097	Eastern Washington University	90	$41,689
100706	University of Alabama in Huntsville	12	$41,565
211644	Clarion University of Pennsylvania	41	$41,565
243780	Purdue University-Main Campus	33	$41,565
159717	McNeese State University	20	$41,565
151306	University of Southern Indiana	40	$41,565
232982	Old Dominion University	69	$41,406
157951	Western Kentucky University	59	$41,193	WKU
196121	SUNY Brockport	50	$40,527
159656	Loyola University New Orleans	14	$40,485
198543	Fayetteville State University	25	$40,467
212601	Gannon University	11	$40,467
185262	Kean University	53	$40,428
206695	Youngstown State University	33	$40,402
122409	San Diego State University	96	$40,319	SDSU
141574	University of Hawaii at Manoa	84	$40,269
202134	Cleveland State University	39	$40,179
190664	CUNY Queens College	66	$39,909
160612	Southeastern Louisiana University	20	$39,585
230603	Southern Utah University	17	$39,369
200004	Western Carolina University	35	$39,369	WCU
159647	Louisiana Tech University	19	$39,009	La Tech
176372	University of Southern Mississippi	21	$38,829
155681	Pittsburg State University	32	$38,721
179557	Southeast Missouri State University	16	$38,289
220075	East Tennessee State University	29	$38,289
145691	Illinois College	19	$38,289
141264	Valdosta State University	31	$38,289
139366	Columbus State University	29	$38,289
102094	University of South Alabama	40	$38,018
206941	University of Central Oklahoma	61	$37,928
218724	Coastal Carolina University	37	$37,856
100654	Alabama A & M University	21	$37,568
218061	Francis Marion University	12	$37,208
221847	Tennessee Technological University	32	$36,992
237525	Marshall University	27	$36,848
482149	Augusta University	23	$36,848
157401	Murray State University	23	$36,221
101879	University of North Alabama	15	$36,141
142276	Idaho State University	17	$36,141	ISU
160658	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	66	$36,103
110510	California State University-San Bernardino	58	$35,701
199999	Winston-Salem State University	11	$35,420
228802	The University of Texas at Tyler	38	$35,416	UT
159939	University of New Orleans	21	$35,060	UNO
101480	Jacksonville State University	28	$35,060
106458	Arkansas State University	48	$34,704
157386	Morehead State University	19	$34,526
188030	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	52	$34,206	NMSU
155061	Fort Hays State University	14	$33,993
228796	The University of Texas at El Paso	118	$33,664	UT
159993	University of Louisiana at Monroe	13	$32,925
138354	The University of West Florida	19	$32,569
229814	West Texas A & M University	17	$32,563
227368	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	82	$32,094
229063	Texas Southern University	23	$31,314
224554	Texas A & M University-Commerce	12	$24,912

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