Finance Schools

As a professor or instructor of finance classes at one of the 1,000 accredited finance schools in the country, you play a significant role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the finance academic community and the future trends. Academia in finance includes finance training at the following levels:

  • Finance Certificate
  • Associates degree in Finance
  • Bachelors degree in Finance
  • Masters degree in Finance
  • PhD degree in Finance

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Finance professionals

2,494,260 2,563,130 2,578,110 2,524,240 2,457,330
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In 2010, 2,457,330 finance professionals were working in the US. The number of finance professionals has shrunk by 1% between 2006 and 2010.

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%. Until 2018 this trend is expected to contine.

National Salary percentiles for Finance professionals

10th percentile		 $39,227
25th percentile		 $50,055
50th percentile		 $68,284
75th percentile		 $94,917
90th percentile		 $88,817

Nationally, the median yearly salary earned by finance professionals was $68,284 in 2010. This is 14% more than the national median salary for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Finance

$61,149 $63,064 $65,185 $66,182 $68,284
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Finance professionals' salaries have seen a 12% growth from the year 2006 to the year 2010.

Educational Trends

National Finance Student enrollment growth by degree

572 513 502 476 664
6,543 6,883 6,861 5,865 6,825
52 61 63 60 58
3,431 3,359 3,869 3,668 4,119
944 959 861 634 460
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Finance
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Finance
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Finance
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Finance
  • Grey: Certificate in Finance

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for finance professionals. And the story on the educational front is similar. In the year 2006 there were 11,542 students who graduated from finance degree programs across the country, while in the year 2010, there were 12,126 students graduating from finance schools.

This represents a 5% change in 4 years. This growth in the number of students graduating from finance courses is less than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Finance Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 120
bachelor		 836
master		 301
doctor		 32
Certificate		 110
Total1,399

The number of schools offering finance programs has decreased. There were 544 finance schools across the country in 2006. And there were 636 schools in 2010.

Finance Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Finance Schools in California69 Schools
  2. Finance Schools in Texas66 Schools
  3. Finance Schools in Pennsylvania62 Schools
  4. Finance Schools in New York61 Schools
  5. Finance Schools in Ohio51 Schools
  6. Finance Schools in Florida41 Schools
  7. Finance Schools in Illinois34 Schools
  8. Finance Schools in Michigan32 Schools
  9. Finance Schools in Minnesota29 Schools
  10. Finance Schools in Indiana29 Schools
  11. Finance Schools in North Carolina28 Schools
  12. Finance Schools in Massachusetts28 Schools
  13. Finance Schools in Tennessee27 Schools
  14. Finance Schools in Georgia27 Schools
  15. Finance Schools in Missouri26 Schools
  16. Finance Schools in Wisconsin25 Schools
  17. Finance Schools in Kansas22 Schools
  18. Finance Schools in Connecticut22 Schools
  19. Finance Schools in Oklahoma21 Schools
  20. Finance Schools in Virginia20 Schools
  21. Finance Schools in Alabama19 Schools
  22. Finance Schools in Louisiana19 Schools
  23. Finance Schools in New Jersey18 Schools
  24. Finance Schools in Iowa15 Schools
  25. Finance Schools in Washington State14 Schools
  26. Finance Schools in South Carolina13 Schools
  27. Finance Schools in Colorado13 Schools
  28. Finance Schools in Utah12 Schools
  29. Finance Schools in Arizona12 Schools
  30. Finance Schools in Maryland11 Schools
  31. Finance Schools in Washington DC10 Schools
  32. Finance Schools in Mississippi10 Schools
  33. Finance Schools in South Dakota10 Schools
  34. Finance Schools in Kentucky10 Schools
  35. Finance Schools in Arkansas10 Schools
  36. Finance Schools in Rhode Island9 Schools
  37. Finance Schools in New Mexico8 Schools
  38. Finance Schools in Oregon8 Schools
  39. Finance Schools in West Virginia7 Schools
  40. Finance Schools in North Dakota7 Schools
  41. Finance Schools in Maine7 Schools
  42. Finance Schools in Nebraska6 Schools
  43. Finance Schools in Nevada6 Schools
  44. Finance Schools in Idaho6 Schools
  45. Finance Schools in Delaware5 Schools
  46. Finance Schools in New Hampshire5 Schools
  47. Finance Schools in Hawaii4 Schools
  48. Finance Schools in Wyoming3 Schools
  49. Finance Schools in Alaska2 Schools
  50. Finance Schools in Vermont1 Schools

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