Finance Schools In Colorado
Colorado has 13 accredited finance schools where finance faculty who teach finance classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in finance in the state of Colorado, which encompasses finance training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Finance
- Masters degree in Finance
Schools
Cities
Statistics
Professional Trends
Colorado Vs. National Finance Employment
| Colorado | 49,580 |
| National | 2,457,330 |
Of all of the finance professionals in the country, nearly 2% are in the state of Colorado.
Employment Growth for Finance professionals In Colorado
| 48,760 | 51,900 | 50,720 | 51,400 | 49,580 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Finance is a growing field in Colorado. In Colorado, 820 more finance professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of finance professionals has grown by 2%. This is faster than the trend for finance professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of finance professionals has shrunk by 1% between 2006 and 2010.
Finance VS. All Professions salaries in Colorado
| $72,488 | $73,933 | $73,623 | $74,406 | $76,730 |
| $46,058 | $47,685 | $48,234 | $49,831 | $51,291 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Finance
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Colorado, as the number of finance professionals is growing, the salaries earned by finance professionals are increasing. The mean salary for finance professionals in 2006 was $72,488 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $76,730 per year.
Salary percentiles for Finance professionals in Colorado
10th percentile |
$42,609 |
25th percentile |
$52,237 |
50th percentile |
$68,867 |
75th percentile |
$92,420 |
90th percentile |
$100,685 |
Thus, there was a 6% growth in finance professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 136% pay differential between the highest paid finance professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of finance in Colorado.
Average Salaries for Finance professionals and related professions in Colorado
Accounting |
$49,047 |
Business |
$98,312 |
Business Administration |
$96,777 |
Business Management |
$103,907 |
Finance |
$76,730 |
International Business |
$91,557 |
Marketing |
$92,343 |
Risk Management |
$86,607 |
Small Business |
$114,390 |
Finance professionals in Colorado earn, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Finance programs available for each degree type for all schools in Colorado
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
12 |
master |
7 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 19 |
The number of students graduating from the 13 accredited finance schools in Colorado is increasing. In Colorado, there were 124 graduates in 2006. And there were 554 graduates from finance courses in 2010.
This represents a 347% increase in the number of finance degree or certificate school graduates in Colorado state. Most of these graduates, or 63%, earned a bachelor's degree in finance.