Financial Analytics Degrees (2026 stats)
TL;DR
Financial Analytics maps to BLS occupations averaging about $139,645, with roughly 3,154,140 workers nationwide in those roles. About 619 bachelor's completions in IPEDS 2023; median in-state published tuition is about $10,322.
Key Statistics
Financial Analytics: what the data shows
Common questions about financial analytics degrees, answered from IPEDS, College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, and O*NET in this repository—not program marketing copy.
What is a financial analytics degree?
A Financial Analytics program is classified under NCES CIP 30.7104 in the Data Analytics field family (30.71).
A program that focuses on financial big data modeling from algorithms to cloud-based data-driven financial technologies. Includes instruction in financial analytics, financial data processing, knowledge management, data visualization, effective decision communication, machine learning for finance, statistical inference and dynamic modeling on financial data, and project management
IPEDS counted 619 completions for this CIP in the survey year in our extract.
Types of financial analytics degrees and related programs
Other NCES program codes in the 30.71 family with pages on EDsmart Data:
- Business Analytics (CIP 30.7102)
- Data Analytics, General (CIP 30.7101)
- Data Visualization (CIP 30.7103)
How long does it take to get a financial analytics degree?
Award levels reported to IPEDS for CIP 30.7104 in our file:
- 4 Associate (0.3% of IPEDS total)—about two years of full-time study
- 619 Bachelor's (39.0% of IPEDS total)—typically four years
- 965 Master's (60.8% of IPEDS total)—one to two years beyond a bachelor's
Time to completion depends on enrollment intensity and transfer credits; figures above describe credential type, not calendar time for every student.
What degree do you need?
For Financial Managers (top mapped occupation), O*NET incumbent surveys in our career profile report these education credentials most often: Some college (29%), High School or Equivalent (27%), Bachelors Degree (22%).
O*NET education distributions describe incumbent workers, not minimum legal or employer requirements.
What jobs can you get with a financial analytics degree?
Our degree→occupation mapping links Financial Analytics to the BLS roles below. Employment is U.S. OEWS; median wage is national May 2024 where published in our extract.
| Occupation | U.S. employment | Median annual wage |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Managers | 818,620 | $161,700 |
| Financial Examiners | 62,830 | $90,400 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | 270,480 | $102,140 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 472,300 | $78,140 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 1,189,330 | $66,260 |
| Financial Analysts | 340,580 | $101,350 |
See Careers & Jobs for mean wages and industry context.
Is a financial analytics degree worth it?
Among schools reporting in our Scorecard extract, median published in-state tuition is $10,322 and median net price is $20,397.
We do not score "worth" on opinion—compare debt, earnings, wages for mapped occupations, and completion data above against your cost and career target.
Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Financial Analytics and the types of students that study this field.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
$10,322 Median In-State Public
$44,364 Median Out of State Private
Tuition costs for Financial Analytics majors are, on average, $10,322 for in-state public colleges, and $44,364 for out of state private colleges.
Tuition costs comparison for Financial Analytics programs.
Degrees Awarded Over Time
100,000 Total Degrees Awarded in 2023
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Financial Analytics from 2015 to 2023.
Historical trend of degrees awarded in Financial Analytics.
Top 5 Schools by Enrollment
| # | School | State | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | AZ | 64,674 |
| 2 | Texas A&M University-College Station | TX | 59,615 |
| 3 | University of Central Florida | FL | 59,146 |
| 4 | University of Maryland Global Campus | MD | 49,664 |
| 5 | Miami Dade College | FL | 46,182 |
Schools with the largest enrollment offering Financial Analytics programs.
Top 5 Most Affordable Tuition
| # | School | State | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Valley College | CA | $1,425 |
| 2 | Pensacola State College | FL | $2,361 |
| 3 | Broward College | FL | $2,830 |
| 4 | Miami Dade College | FL | $2,838 |
| 5 | Florida State College at Jacksonville | FL | $2,878 |
Schools with the lowest tuition costs for Financial Analytics programs.
Top 5 Lowest Net Price
| # | School | State | Net Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Valley College | CA | $1,947 |
| 2 | Bridgerland Technical College | UT | $2,338 |
| 3 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | $3,033 |
| 4 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College | NY | $3,033 |
| 5 | Ohio University-Eastern Campus | OH | $3,925 |
Schools with the lowest average net price for Financial Analytics programs.
Graduation Rates
Graduation rate data is not available for this degree program.
Graduation/completion rates for Financial Analytics programs across institutions.
Where students complete this major (IPEDS)
Bachelor's-level completions (IPEDS Completions, award level 5) summed by institution state. State is taken from IPEDS Directory (HD2023) for each reporting institution.
Geographic concentration
The largest number of reported bachelor's completions for Financial Analytics is in PA (380 completions). That state represents about 61.4% of U.S. bachelor's completions reported for this CIP in the IPEDS file we use.
Among states, the highest concentration relative to all bachelor's degrees awarded in-state is ID (0.49% of that state's bachelor's completions).
Top states by count of bachelor's completions for this CIP (IPEDS).
| State | Bachelor's completions (this CIP) | % of U.S. total (this CIP) | % of state's all bachelor's |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 380 | 61.4% | 0.22% |
| ID | 139 | 22.5% | 0.49% |
| TX | 63 | 10.2% | 0.02% |
| NJ | 19 | 3.1% | 0.02% |
| WI | 16 | 2.6% | 0.02% |
| IL | 2 | 0.3% | 0.00% |
Related specializations
Other NCES program codes in the 30.71 CIP family with dedicated pages on EDsmart Data.
- Business Analytics CIP 30.7102
- Data Analytics, General CIP 30.7101
- Data Visualization CIP 30.7103
Degree Levels (IPEDS)
Completions reported to IPEDS for CIP 30.7104 in the survey year used in our extract (1,588 total across levels below).
- 4 Associate (0.3% of IPEDS total)
- 619 Bachelor's (39.0% of IPEDS total)
- 965 Master's (60.8% of IPEDS total)
Source: IPEDS Completions (c2024_a), summed by award level for this CIP.
Careers & Jobs
Occupations linked to this major in our degree→career mapping, with wages and employment from processed BLS career profiles in this repo.
Across these BLS occupations, employment-weighted mean pay is about $139,645. Figures are national OEWS estimates for the occupation—not earnings of Financial Analytics graduates alone.
Related occupations (BLS OEWS)
| Occupation | Mean annual wage | U.S. employment |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Managers | $214,546 | 818,620 |
| Financial Examiners | $120,555 | 62,830 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | $173,641 | 270,480 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | $108,560 | 472,300 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $96,116 | 1,189,330 |
| Financial Analysts | $131,249 | 340,580 |
Open each occupation for full career profile charts and industry breakdowns on EDsmart Data.
Employment
Wages and industry mix below use BLS OEWS data for occupations linked to this major in our mapping—not a graduate earnings survey.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
$139,645 Average Wage in Workforce
The average salary for Financial Analytics majors is $139,645.
Average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Financial Analytics majors.
Occupations by Share
3,154,140 2023 Workforce
The number of Financial Analytics graduates in the workforce has been growing.
Various jobs filled by those with a major in Financial Analytics by share of the total number of graduates.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Financial Analytics in the United States.
Workforce Age
N/A Average Age in 2023
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Financial Analytics.
Age distribution for Financial Analytics degree holders in the workforce.
Gender Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
619 Total Degrees Awarded
384 Male (62.04%)
235 Female (37.96%)
Gender distribution of Financial Analytics degree recipients.
Race and Ethnicity Distribution
Counts below are bachelor's-level completions only (IPEDS Completions, award level 5).
254 White (41.03%)
120 Asian (19.39%)
70 Hispanic or Latino (11.31%)
27 Two or More Races (4.36%)
20 Black or African American (3.23%)
Racial and ethnic distribution of Financial Analytics degree recipients.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Financial Analytics are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Associates Degree.
Distribution of degree types awarded in Financial Analytics.
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Financial Analytics field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Required Skills
Financial Analytics majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, and Reading Comprehension.
Rating of how necessary various skills are for Financial Analytics majors.
Skills Bar Chart
This bar chart shows the same information as the radar chart, displaying the importance of each skill.
Skill importance ratings for Financial Analytics majors.
About
A program that focuses on financial big data modeling from algorithms to cloud-based data-driven financial technologies. Includes instruction in financial analytics, financial data processing, knowledge management, data visualization, effective decision communication, machine learning for finance, statistical inference and dynamic modeling on financial data, and project management
In 2023, 100,000 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs in Financial Analytics.
CIP Code
30.7104 - Financial Analytics
What the data shows
Men earned 40.5% of 1,644 Financial Analytics completions in the IPEDS file used here.
Mapped BLS occupations show employment-weighted mean pay of about $139,645. The largest mapped role by headcount is Financial Managers (818,620 U.S. jobs in OEWS).
Published tuition medians in College Scorecard land at $10,322 in-state at public colleges and $44,364 at private institutions for programs in this field.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology
Data for this profile is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard dataset, IPEDS completion data, and Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data.
All financial figures are adjusted for inflation and represent the most recent available data. Employment and wage data are from the most recent Census Bureau ACS PUMS estimates.