Finance and Financial Management Services at California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA · Bachelor's Degree · about 82 graduates a year

$48,553
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$74,656
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$83,343
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#268 of 452
Rank by pay
#382 of 452
Rank, wage-adjusted
$12,500
Median federal debt

California State University-Northridge graduates in finance and financial management services earn 10% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 17% of one year’s pay at that point.

How California State University-Northridge Compares for Finance and Financial Management Services

All 452 colleges reporting finance and financial management services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$202,069$205,506#1$122,698
2Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$185,551$198,950#2$102,814
3University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$160,313$171,986#3$99,222
4Georgetown University Washington, DC$152,744$133,843#11$106,218
5Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$147,746$130,106#12$82,495
6Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$145,996$156,674#4$85,944
7Fordham University Bronx, NY$141,860$135,021#8$83,789
8American University Washington, DC$134,332$117,710#19$83,505
9Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX$133,852$136,088#6$83,159
10The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$132,075$134,282#9$81,844
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265University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH$74,840$79,865#212$55,946
266Illinois College Jacksonville, IL$74,757$73,448#304$55,155
267Wayne State University Detroit, MI$74,703$78,766#234$56,804
268California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA$74,656$67,932#382$48,553
269Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona, MN$74,642$71,299#333$58,451
270SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY$74,550$70,956#340$40,414
271Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH$74,535$79,540#216$51,347

Other Majors at California State University-Northridge by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$116,613$106,780#37 of 966
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$105,747$100,724#19 of 253
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$104,065$75,207#71 of 258
Computer Science$101,348$62,821#162 of 349
Computer Engineering$101,021$75,692#115 of 189
Mechanical Engineering$99,216$71,359#46 of 318
Civil Engineering$97,123$62,768#12 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$92,329$68,904#96 of 796
Computer and Information Sciences$91,131$55,931#184 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$89,804$79,352#25 of 43
Management Information Systems and Services$88,999$58,733#57 of 166
Public Administration$85,789$76,049#4 of 47
Chemistry$79,878$44,874#17 of 209
Operations Research$74,344$53,677—
Biotechnology$73,542$42,712#9 of 13
Economics$72,890$35,628#239 of 368
Urban Studies/Affairs$72,148$46,826#7 of 30
Geography and Cartography$69,323$27,002#16 of 117
Business Administration, Management and Operations$65,760$43,714#545 of 1176
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$65,188$22,310#42 of 215
Marketing$64,373$37,016#308 of 516
Mathematics$63,077$38,598#226 of 309
Health and Medical Administrative Services$60,740$44,779#123 of 275
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$59,940$34,838#9 of 62
Design and Applied Arts$59,676$36,736#84 of 299
Biology$59,100$29,506#372 of 841
Political Science and Government$57,527$32,014#386 of 565
Real Estate$57,174$35,879#24 of 25
Communication and Media Studies$57,138$30,794#239 of 660
Public Health$55,989$39,011#120 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do California State University-Northridge finance and financial management services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $48,553 one year after graduating and $74,656 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does California State University-Northridge rank for finance and financial management services?

Among 452 colleges reporting earnings for finance and financial management services graduates, California State University-Northridge ranks #268 by median pay four years after graduation, and #382 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is finance and financial management services at California State University-Northridge worth it?

Its graduates earn 10% less than the national median for finance and financial management services ($83,343), and the median federal debt at graduation is $12,500.

← All data for California State University-Northridge · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.