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Bachelor's+2% vs national median142 grads tracked

Finance and Financial Management Services at Western Governors University

Ranked 56th of 207 bachelor's programs in Finance and Financial Management Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$62,322
middle 50%: $44,521 – $87,244
Median · 5 years out
$82,718
middle 50%: $60,895 – $123,409
Median · 10 years out
$102,104
middle 50%: $77,430 – $146,767

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 Western Governors University's bachelor's program in Finance and Financial Management Services earn a median $62,322 one year after graduating, rising to $102,104 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 2% above the national median of $81,391 for this field, ranking 56th 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
4.9 yrs
≈ $5,402 total interest

Same major at other universities

Aurora University
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$83,433 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$83,353 · 5 yrs out
Western Connecticut State University
$83,335 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$83,213 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$83,077 · 5 yrs out
University of Indianapolis
$82,614 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$82,128 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$81,941 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$81,907 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$81,601 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$81,391 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Western Governors University

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$146,643 · 5 yrs out
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations (Bachelor's)
$126,905 · 5 yrs out
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)
$126,467 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Bachelor's)
$122,174 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$120,451 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$120,225 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$116,025 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's)
$114,253 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$110,553 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$109,484 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$103,017 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$102,676 · 5 yrs out

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