Majors

Best Colleges for Finance, by Earnings

667 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Finance, about 46,683 degrees a year. Across the 418 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $77,590 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$202,069	62	5.4%
2	Washington University in St Louis	MO	$185,551	150	12.1%
3	University of Notre Dame	IN	$160,313	271	11.3%
4	Georgetown University	DC	$152,744	236	12.9%
5	Boston College	MA	$147,746	384	16.4%
6	Wake Forest University	NC	$145,996	156	21.7%
7	Fordham University	NY	$141,860	262	59.3%
8	American University	DC	$134,332	65	62%
9	Southern Methodist University	TX	$133,852	326	63.3%
10	University of Texas at Austin	TX	$132,075	434	26.6%
11	Villanova University	PA	$131,996	253	27%
12	Brigham Young University	UT	$129,879	216	67.8%
13	Tulane University of Louisiana	LA	$129,850	288	14%
14	Lehigh University	PA	$127,210	193	25.9%
15	George Washington University	DC	$126,638	95	47.1%
16	Belmont University	TN	$124,270	19	95.3%
17	Syracuse University	NY	$120,274	168	45.9%
18	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$119,978	323	42.4%
19	Santa Clara University	CA	$118,737	164	48%
20	Binghamton University	NY	$115,013	131	38.6%
21	Bentley University	MA	$113,795	256	45.1%
22	Texas A&M University	TX	$112,319	308	57.4%
23	Texas Christian University	TX	$111,304	216	44.5%
24	University of Maryland	MD	$110,648	415	44.8%
25	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$110,406	423	75.4%
26	University of Miami	FL	$110,240	213	18.9%
27	Loyola Marymount University	CA	$109,303	111	45.1%
28	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$107,207	521	45.2%
29	University of Oklahoma	OK	$106,719	244	76.6%
30	Fairfield University	CT	$106,663	254	33.3%
31	University of Florida	FL	$106,153	240	24.2%
32	James Madison University	VA	$104,926	129	71.5%
33	Menlo College	CA	$103,918	26	68.5%
34	University of San Francisco	CA	$103,605	92	61.7%
35	Elon University	NC	$103,426	134	66.4%
36	Providence College	RI	$103,021	177	50.9%
37	Virginia Tech	VA	$102,902	359	54.8%
38	Baylor University	TX	$102,812	188	51.3%
39	University of Connecticut	CT	$102,286	267	52.4%
40	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$102,286	1	86.7%
41	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$102,286	1	83%
42	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$102,286	1	88.3%
43	Michigan State University	MI	$102,017	350	84.8%
44	Illinois Wesleyan University	IL	$101,609	23	39.3%
45	University of Delaware	DE	$101,605	356	70.6%
46	University of Scranton	PA	$100,962	72	81.2%
47	University of Arizona	AZ	$100,938	203	86.1%
48	University of Utah	UT	$100,793	207	86%
49	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$100,695	468	58.1%
50	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$100,695	190	71.4%
51	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	$100,695	35	66.3%
52	Manhattan University	NY	$100,376	52	78.9%
53	Southern Utah University	UT	$100,149	33	81.8%
54	Seattle University	WA	$99,791	49	76.9%
55	University of Denver	CO	$99,135	104	77.8%
56	St. John's University-New York	NY	$98,970	129	83.4%
57	Lake Forest College	IL	$98,583	31	56.8%
58	University of Minnesota	MN	$98,279	339	79.8%
59	Endicott College	MA	$98,139	35	71.2%
60	Ohio State University	OH	$97,986	817	60.6%
61	Marquette University	WI	$97,719	163	81.3%
62	University of Tulsa	OK	$97,533	30	61.5%
63	University of Washington	WA	$97,452	304	39.1%
64	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	$97,452	52	82.5%
65	University of Georgia	GA	$97,364	545	37.7%
66	Adelphi University	NY	$97,175	24	65.9%
67	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$96,995	343	59.7%
68	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$96,993	110	88.8%
69	Pennsylvania State University	PA	$96,714	577	60.6%
70	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$96,714	75	91.2%
71	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	$96,714	43	96.8%
72	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$96,714	38	97.6%
73	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	PA	$96,714	33	96.8%
74	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley	PA	$96,714	1	97.4%
75	University of Dayton	OH	$95,925	171	65.5%
76	Louisiana State University	LA	$95,302	133	73.3%
77	University of Pittsburgh	PA	$95,087	182	58.1%
78	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	$95,087	13	94.8%
79	Wittenberg University	OH	$95,069	16	72.4%
80	Roger Williams University	RI	$94,919	44	87.7%
81	Sacred Heart University	CT	$94,733	130	65.4%
82	Queens University of Charlotte	NC	$94,719	18	62.1%
83	CUNY Queens College	NY	$94,526	93	64.4%
84	Muhlenberg College	PA	$94,403	39	72%
85	University of St Thomas	MN	$93,720	154	85.4%
86	DePaul University	IL	$93,719	240	75.9%
87	Stonehill College	MA	$93,693	45	66.3%
88	Saint Louis University	MO	$93,647	89	75%
89	Samford University	AL	$93,444	53	82.4%
90	University of San Diego	CA	$93,099	175	52.4%
91	University of South Carolina	SC	$92,578	597	60.2%
92	St Bonaventure University	NY	$92,426	29	81.7%
93	Pace University	NY	$92,271	89	75.9%
94	Westminster University	UT	$91,967	17	66.6%
95	Regis University	CO	$91,631	16	86.5%
96	Clemson University	SC	$91,269	280	38.3%
97	Arizona State University	AZ	$90,960	436	89.9%
98	Saint Francis University	PA	$90,838	9	76.8%
99	Bryant University	RI	$90,499	173	65.5%
100	The University of Tampa	FL	$90,485	146	40.3%

Showing the top 100 of 418 colleges that report earnings. 249 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Finance graduates?

University of Pennsylvania ($202,069), Washington University in St Louis ($185,551), University of Notre Dame ($160,313), Georgetown University ($152,744), Boston College ($147,746) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Finance majors make?

The median across 418 colleges is $77,590 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $22,039 to $202,069.

Which colleges have the biggest Finance programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (891), Ohio State University (817), Florida State University (703), University of South Carolina (597), Pennsylvania State University (577).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Finance and Financial Management Services". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.