Best degree programs for Financial Specialists, All Other, ranked by enrollment
4 college programs and 856 schools train Financial Specialists, All Other. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $81,100 median wage, 132,130 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
4 college programs at 856 schools train financial specialists, all other, graduating 57,605 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Finance, General. The job pays a median of $81,100 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About financial specialists, all other
All financial specialists not listed separately.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
4 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.0801 | 49,441 | 85.8% | 753 | $53,572 | $23,672 |
| 2 | CIP 27.0305 | 5,694 | 9.9% | 127 | $60,930 | $21,143 |
| 3 | CIP 52.0206 | 2,409 | 4.2% | 175 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 4 | CIP 39.0801 | 61 | 0.1% | 7 | — | — |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 947 | Finance, General | 88% | — | 61% |
| 2 | CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY Public · 2 feeder programs | 886 | Finance, General | 72% | — | 48% |
| 3 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 784 | Finance, General | 86% | — | 24% |
| 4 | University of Georgia Athens, GA Public · 2 feeder programs | 598 | Finance, General | 90% | — | 38% |
| 5 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA Public · 3 feeder programs | 598 | Finance, General | 75% | — | 84% |
| 6 | The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Public · 1 feeder programs | 571 | Finance, General | 73% | — | 77% |
| 7 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs | 567 | Finance, General | 68% | — | 90% |
| 8 | Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus University Park, PA Public · 2 feeder programs | 554 | Finance, General | 86% | — | 61% |
| 9 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Public · 2 feeder programs | 554 | Finance, General | 89% | — | 27% |
| 10 | Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 538 | Finance, General | 74% | — | 55% |
| 11 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ Public · 1 feeder programs | 502 | Finance, General | 84% | — | 58% |
| 12 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 501 | Finance, General | 84% | $26,589 | 19% |
| 13 | University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC Public · 2 feeder programs | 485 | Finance, General | 79% | — | 60% |
| 14 | University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 479 | Finance, General | 95% | $19,452 | 11% |
| 15 | University of Houston Houston, TX Public · 2 feeder programs | 472 | Finance, General | 65% | — | 74% |
| 16 | Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH Public · 1 feeder programs | 469 | Finance, General | 80% | — | 75% |
| 17 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 469 | Finance, General | 78% | — | 40% |
| 18 | Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX Public · 3 feeder programs | 462 | Finance, General | 84% | — | 57% |
| 19 | University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign Champaign, IL Public · 2 feeder programs | 459 | Finance, General | 85% | — | 42% |
| 20 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 457 | Finance, General | 77% | — | 43% |
| 21 | Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 457 | Financial Mathematics | 94% | $14,126 | 12% |
| 22 | University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR Public · 1 feeder programs | 456 | Finance, General | 71% | — | 74% |
| 23 | Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 454 | Finance, General | 86% | $33,106 | 14% |
| 24 | Purdue University Global West Lafayette, IN Public · 2 feeder programs | 444 | Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management | 50% | — | — |
| 25 | University of Massachusetts - Amherst Amherst, MA Public · 2 feeder programs | 422 | Finance, General | 83% | — | 60% |
| 26 | Bentley University Waltham, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 414 | Finance, General | 87% | $31,677 | 45% |
| 27 | Auburn University Auburn, AL Public · 1 feeder programs | 407 | Finance, General | 82% | — | 46% |
| 28 | Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Public · 2 feeder programs | 402 | Finance, General | 81% | — | 85% |
| 29 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC Public · 2 feeder programs | 399 | Finance, General | 69% | — | 80% |
| 30 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX Public · 2 feeder programs | 397 | Finance, General | 76% | — | 65% |
| 31 | University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD Public · 2 feeder programs | 391 | Finance, General | 89% | — | 45% |
| 32 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN Public · 3 feeder programs | 388 | Finance, General | 85% | — | 80% |
| 33 | Clemson University Clemson, SC Public · 1 feeder programs | 379 | Finance, General | 87% | — | 38% |
| 34 | Georgetown University Washington, DC Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 378 | Finance, General | 95% | $22,242 | 13% |
| 35 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX Public · 1 feeder programs | 364 | Finance, General | 69% | — | 73% |
| 36 | University of Kentucky Lexington, KY Public · 3 feeder programs | 364 | Finance, General | 71% | — | 93% |
| 37 | University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Public · 2 feeder programs | 360 | Finance, General | 65% | — | 86% |
| 38 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA Public · 2 feeder programs | 360 | Finance, General | 86% | — | 55% |
| 39 | Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 357 | Finance, General | 43% | $34,565 | 100% |
| 40 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN Public · 1 feeder programs | 353 | Finance, General | 74% | — | 42% |
| 41 | University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH Public · 2 feeder programs | 349 | Finance, General | 75% | — | 85% |
| 42 | Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 336 | Finance, General | 91% | $21,126 | 16% |
| 43 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 334 | Finance, General | 63% | — | 66% |
| 44 | University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI Public · 1 feeder programs | 328 | Finance, General | 90% | — | 45% |
| 45 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 326 | Finance, General | 84% | $33,246 | 63% |
| 46 | University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Public · 3 feeder programs | 325 | Finance, General | 83% | — | 52% |
| 47 | University of Florida Gainesville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 314 | Finance, General | 91% | — | 24% |
| 48 | Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 306 | Finance, General | 43% | $21,535 | 79% |
| 49 | Georgia State University Atlanta, GA Public · 3 feeder programs | 305 | Finance, General | 53% | — | 55% |
| 50 | DePaul University Chicago, IL Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 304 | Finance, General | 68% | $28,141 | 76% |
What financial specialists, all other earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
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| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $71,650 | 13,550 | 1.13× | 57 | 5,260 |
| Florida | $61,660 | 6,960 | 0.82× | 36 | 4,570 |
| Ohio | $90,060 | 4,170 | 0.89× | 39 | 3,121 |
| New York | $107,490 | 9,750 | 1.18× | 55 | 3,017 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,610 | 4,030 | 0.78× | 57 | 2,851 |
| Massachusetts | $99,970 | — | — | 36 | 2,640 |
| Illinois | $81,180 | 5,850 | 1.13× | 35 | 2,157 |
| New Jersey | $98,630 | 5,510 | 1.51× | 21 | 1,736 |
| Indiana | $92,410 | 1,930 | 0.71× | 27 | 1,735 |
| California | $80,810 | 14,290 | 0.92× | 35 | 1,728 |
| Arizona | $81,180 | 910 | 0.33× | 8 | 1,642 |
| Georgia | $77,540 | 4,070 | 0.98× | 20 | 1,633 |
| Michigan | $75,040 | 2,620 | 0.70× | 31 | 1,571 |
| Wisconsin | $64,420 | 1,620 | 0.65× | 25 | 1,402 |
| North Carolina | $80,900 | 4,190 | 1.00× | 20 | 1,341 |
| Alabama | $87,110 | 530 | 0.30× | 16 | 1,314 |
| South Carolina | $76,400 | 930 | 0.48× | 11 | 1,200 |
| Utah | $76,530 | 3,120 | 2.12× | 10 | 1,154 |
| Minnesota | $83,280 | 820 | 0.33× | 29 | 1,089 |
| Iowa | $79,390 | 1,220 | 0.92× | 14 | 1,076 |
| Virginia | $92,930 | 5,070 | 1.45× | 17 | 1,069 |
| Tennessee | $69,240 | 2,420 | 0.87× | 24 | 1,036 |
| Louisiana | $59,860 | 2,990 | 1.82× | 12 | 997 |
| Missouri | $75,800 | 2,710 | 1.08× | 28 | 995 |
| Washington | $80,930 | 2,910 | 0.96× | 10 | 784 |
| Maryland | $101,400 | 3,790 | 1.62× | 9 | 772 |
| Kansas | $51,160 | 1,140 | 0.93× | 16 | 748 |
| Kentucky | $65,690 | 690 | 0.41× | 12 | 723 |
| District of Columbia | $125,110 | 2,460 | 4.12× | 6 | 713 |
| Arkansas | $60,600 | 370 | 0.34× | 13 | 656 |
| Oklahoma | $76,980 | 920 | 0.63× | 12 | 638 |
| Rhode Island | $78,990 | 510 | 1.20× | 8 | 625 |
| Colorado | $87,430 | 4,030 | 1.65× | 9 | 616 |
| Delawaremoderate | $80,610 | 1,330 | 3.24× | 4 | 473 |
| New Hampshire | $83,590 | 420 | 0.73× | 7 | 434 |
| Mississippi | $73,920 | 400 | 0.41× | 7 | 413 |
| Nebraska | $66,290 | 480 | 0.56× | 7 | 387 |
| Oregon | $83,080 | 900 | 0.54× | 9 | 369 |
| Nevadalimited | $61,930 | 1,220 | 0.92× | 2 | 281 |
| Idahomoderate | $79,440 | 210 | 0.29× | 3 | 226 |
| North Dakota | $78,260 | 150 | 0.40× | 5 | 192 |
| Hawaiilimited | $77,190 | 840 | 1.58× | 1 | 158 |
| Maine | $109,060 | 1,250 | 2.29× | 5 | 136 |
| West Virginiamoderate | $86,200 | 920 | 1.55× | 4 | 132 |
| South Dakota | $86,260 | 90 | 0.22× | 5 | 113 |
| Wyominglimited | $75,810 | 100 | 0.43× | 1 | 70 |
| New Mexicolimited | $80,610 | 720 | 0.98× | 2 | 35 |
| Montanalimited | $76,350 | 270 | 0.61× | 2 | 34 |
| Alaskalimited | $77,070 | 130 | 0.47× | 1 | 15 |
| Vermontlimited | $75,270 | 230 | 0.88× | 1 | 13 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Apply mathematical or statistical techniques to address practical issues in finance, such as derivative valuation, securities trading, risk management, or financial market regulation.
- Research or develop analytical tools to address issues such as portfolio construction or optimization, performance measurement, attribution, profit and loss measurement, or pricing models.
- Interpret results of financial analysis procedures.
- Develop core analytical capabilities or model libraries, using advanced statistical, quantitative, or econometric techniques.
- Define or recommend model specifications or data collection methods.
- Produce written summary reports of financial research results.
- Maintain or modify all financial analytic models in use.
- Provide application or analytical support to researchers or traders on issues such as valuations or data.
Skills
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening3.9
- Speaking3.9
- Writing3.8
- Active Learning3.8
- Mathematics3.7
- Monitoring3.1
Knowledge areas
- Economics and Accounting4.1
- Mathematics4.1
- English Language3.7
- Computers and Electronics3.7
- Law and Government3.0
- Administration and Management2.9
Abilities
- Written Expression4.1
- Written Comprehension4.0
- Oral Comprehension4.0
- Deductive Reasoning3.9
- Problem Sensitivity3.9
- Oral Expression3.9
Core activities
- Getting Information4.6
- Working with Computers4.6
- Analyzing Data or Information4.6
- Processing Information4.4
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.3
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.2
Tools and technology
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How to become a Financial Specialist, All Other
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 4 majors mapped to Financial Specialists, All Other4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 27.0305Financial Mathematics
- 39.0801Religious Institution Administration and Management
- 52.0206Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
- 52.0801Finance, General
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Financial Specialist, All Other?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Finance, General, which awarded 49,441 degrees in 2024-25, 85.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Financial Specialist, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 4 programs to this occupation. The largest are Finance and Financial Management Services, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Religious Institution Administration and Law. Together they graduate about 57,605 people a year.
How much do financial specialists, all other earn?+
The median is $81,100 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $48,460 at the 10th percentile to $151,490 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for financial specialists, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +3.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 10,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
856 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 4 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do financial specialists, all other work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Investigator, Portfolio Manager, Forensic Accountant, Quantitative Analyst, Investment Strategist, Quantitative Equity Analyst among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-2099.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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