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Bachelor's-8% vs national median1,528 grads tracked

Finance and Financial Management Services at Appalachian State University

Ranked 103rd of 207 bachelor's programs in Finance and Financial Management Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,756
middle 50%: $37,442 – $64,036
Median · 5 years out
$74,629
middle 50%: $55,703 – $101,419
Median · 10 years out
$96,142
middle 50%: $67,772 – $138,734

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Finance and Financial Management Services (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Appalachian State University's bachelor's program in Finance and Financial Management Services earn a median $50,756 one year after graduating, rising to $96,142 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 8% below the national median of $81,391 for this field, ranking 103rd of 207 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.7 yrs
≈ $6,451 total interest

Same major at other universities

Pennsylvania State University (The) - Erie, The Behrend College
$75,285 · 5 yrs out
Iowa State University of Science & Technology
$75,210 · 5 yrs out
Sam Houston State University
$75,166 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$75,000 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$74,897 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University Northwest
$74,643 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$74,353 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$74,324 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$73,904 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Downtown
$73,722 · 5 yrs out
Valparaiso University
$73,565 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$73,383 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Appalachian State University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$107,901 · 5 yrs out
Education (Doctorate)
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$91,478 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$91,478 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$89,245 · 5 yrs out
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's)
$81,200 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$80,298 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$79,669 · 5 yrs out
Insurance (Bachelor's)
$76,492 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$74,662 · 5 yrs out
Physics (Bachelor's)
$74,415 · 5 yrs out

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