Oklahoma·Business and Financial Operations Occupations·SOC 13-2061

Best Financial Examiner programs in Oklahoma, ranked by enrollment

Enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions.

20 schools in Oklahoma run programs that feed this job, graduating 740 people a year. The job pays a median of $80,760 in Oklahoma across about 400 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledBank ExaminerExamining OfficerCredit Union ExaminerBank Secrecy Act Anti-Money Laundering Officer (BSA/AML Officer)ExaminerEscrow CloserInternal AuditorPayroll Examiner
Graduates / yr
740
in Oklahoma
Median pay · Oklahoma
$80,760
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
400
people employed
Schools
20
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
45%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,214
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Oklahoma that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Oklahoma (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Oklahoma page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0301In Oklahoma
740
100.0%
20$51,824$24,433

Top 20 schools in Oklahoma

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 7 of the 20 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Oklahoma - Norman Campus
Norman, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
261Accounting$62,93075%77%
2Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
195Accounting$50,94368%75%
3Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
54Accounting$49,82335%100%
4University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
53Accounting$56,88937%78%
5Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
32Accounting$44,99232%76%
6Mid - America Christian University
Oklahoma City, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
26Accounting44%$17,08892%
7East Central University
Ada, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
17Accounting$46,41934%58%
8Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
16Accounting56%$21,96497%
9Cameron University
Lawton, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
14Accounting$44,52031%
10Oral Roberts University
Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
13Accounting57%$23,54399%
11University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
11Accounting72%$23,47062%
12Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
9Accounting65%$22,58977%
13Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
8Accounting35%$26,67166%
14Southern Nazarene University
Bethany, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
8Accounting51%$19,619
15Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Alva, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
7Accounting30%65%
16Francis Tuttle Technology Center
Oklahoma City, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
5Accounting52%
17Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OK Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
5Accounting52%$23,21449%
18Rogers State University
Claremore, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
3Accounting29%
19Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Goodwell, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
2Accounting21%
20Langston University
Langston, OK Public · 1 feeder programs
1Accounting17%

All 20 schools in Oklahoma

Every school in Oklahoma with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Oklahoma that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of Oklahoma - Norman CampusNormanPublic2611
Oklahoma State University - Main CampusStillwaterPublic1951
Northeastern State UniversityTahlequahPublic541
University of Central OklahomaEdmondPublic531
Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurantPublic321
Mid - America Christian UniversityOklahoma CityPrivate not-for-profit261
East Central UniversityAdaPublic171
Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmondPrivate not-for-profit161
Cameron UniversityLawtonPublic141
Oral Roberts UniversityTulsaPrivate not-for-profit131
University of TulsaTulsaPrivate not-for-profit111
Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma CityPrivate not-for-profit91
Oklahoma Wesleyan UniversityBartlesvillePrivate not-for-profit81
Southern Nazarene UniversityBethanyPrivate not-for-profit81
Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlvaPublic71

What financial examiners earn in Oklahoma

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Oklahoma
$80,760
Mean annual
$92,450
Jobs in state
400
What the range looks like
10th pct$46,280Median$80,76090th pct$151,620
Versus the national median
-14.2%

U.S. median $94,160. Oklahoma pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.53×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, OK
$84,510median
190 jobs
Tulsa, OK
$75,670median
120 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+18.5%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
5,700
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
12,100
65,100 → 77,200
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Plus long-term on-the-job training

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Financial Examiners page.

How to become a Financial Examiner

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
On-the-job training
Long-term on-the-job training

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningWritingSpeakingMonitoring

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Oklahoma

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 5 majors mapped to Financial Examiners4 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 43.0121Suspension and Debarment Investigation(no graduates reported)
  • 43.0405Financial Forensics and Fraud Investigation
  • 52.0301Accounting
  • 52.0303Auditing
  • 52.1601Taxation

Common questions

Answers for people weighing financial examiners programs in Oklahoma.

What degree do you need to become a Financial Examiner?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Accounting, which awarded 740 degrees in Oklahoma in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Financial Examiner?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Accounting and Related Services. Together they graduate about 740 people a year in Oklahoma.

How much do financial examiners earn in Oklahoma?+

The median is $80,760 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 14.2% below the U.S. median of $94,160. 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 examiners growing?+

BLS projects a +18.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 5,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Oklahoma?+

20 institutions in Oklahoma reported graduates from at least one of the 1 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 examiners work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Bank Examiner, Examining Officer, Credit Union Examiner, Bank Secrecy Act Anti-Money Laundering Officer (BSA/AML Officer) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 13-2061.

Programs in OklahomaAccounting

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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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