Finance Schools In California

California has 69 accredited finance schools where finance faculty who teach finance classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of finance and finance training in California, which includes finance training at the following levels:

Finance Certificate
Associates degree in Finance
Bachelors degree in Finance
Masters degree in Finance

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

California Vs. National Finance Employment

California	263,180
National	2,457,330

Approximately 11% of the country's finance professionals work in California state.

Employment Growth for Finance professionals In California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
314,290	323,520	310,490	292,410	263,180

Yellow: Actual Values

In California, the field of finance is shrinking. There were 51,110 less finance professionals working in California in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 16% decline in the field. This decline is faster than the national trend for finance professionals which shows a 1% decrease in the number of finance professionals working around the nation.

Finance VS. All Professions salaries in California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$75,657	$77,152	$80,238	$80,989	$85,560
$48,885	$52,410	$54,744	$56,285	$57,176

Light Blue: Finance
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of finance professionals is declining, the salaries paid to finance professionals are increasing in California. The mean salary for finance professionals in 2006 was $75,657 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $85,560 per year.

Salary percentiles for Finance professionals in California

10th percentile	$44,478
25th percentile	$56,298
50th percentile	$75,660
75th percentile	$103,854
90th percentile	$132,048

Thus, there was a 12% growth in finance professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of California, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of finance. The pay differential between the highest paid finance professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 197%

Average Salaries for Finance professionals and related professions in California

Accounting	$52,630
Business	$109,340
Business Administration	$106,637
Business Management	$121,280
Finance	$85,560
International Business	$102,440
Marketing	$100,852
Risk Management	$90,045
Small Business	$128,440

Finance professionals in California earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Finance programs available for each degree type for all schools in California

associate	23
bachelor	27
master	23
doctor	0
Certificate	40
Total	113

The number of students graduating from the 69 accredited finance schools in California is increasing. In 2006 there were 1,934 finance graduates from finance courses in California and in 2010 there were 3,602 graduates.

This represents a 86% increase in the number of finance degree or certificate school graduates in California state. A majority of these graduates, or 35%, graduated with an undergraduate certificate in finance.

Finance Faculty Salaries in California

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