MS Finance Class of 2026
| CLASS PROFILE | DEMOGRAPHIC BACKGROUND | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Size | 103 | Average Age | 22 |
| Male | 77% | ||
| Female | 23% |
| RACE/ETHNICITY: | GME REPORTING STANDARDS / IPEDS* | BY REPRESENTATION* |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander | 0% | 4% |
| Asian American | 13% | 16% |
| Black / African American | 1% | 1% |
| Hispanic | 7% | 8% |
| White | 60% | 73% |
| Two or more races | 2% | 2% |
| Unknown race and ethnicity | 0% | 0% |
| *Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management follows federal guidelines from the Department of the Interior for collecting data on race and ethnicity. This allows applicants who are U.S. Citizens and permanent residents to self-identify their ethnicity and race with the option to select more than one race and/or ethnicity. The Federal Guidelines column reflects all students who identify as Hispanic/Latino and any other race as Hispanic/Latino only. Students who identify with more than one race are represented as Multi-Race only. The Race/Ethnicity by Representation column reflects students’ full racial and ethnic identities to better represent the multiple identities shared in their application, so this column adds up to more than 71% as students may be represented in more than one row. | ||
| CITIZENSHIP | |
|---|---|
| International | 17% |
| Permanent Resident | 1% |
| United States | 82% |
Countries Represented = 11
| EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND | |
|---|---|
| Median GPA | 3.8 |
| GPA (Middle 80%) | 3.6 - 3.9 |
| Undergraduate Institutions Represented | 73 |
| TOP UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTED | |
|---|---|
| University of Alabama [Tuscaloosa] | Cornell University |
| Vanderbilt University | Indiana University - Bloomington |
| Florida State University | Stetson University |
| University of Tennessee [Knoxville] | Arizona State University |
| Sewanee: The University of the South | University of South Carolina [Columbia] |
| Clemson University | University of Southern California |
| The Ohio State University |
Top undergraduate major breakdown
| UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR BREAKDOWN (FULL LIST) | |
|---|---|
| Finance | Business Management |
| Economics | Biological Sciences |
| Business Administration | Neuroscience |
| Finance and Accounting | Operations Management |
| Finance and Economics | Quantitative Economics |
| Financial Management | Human & Organizational Development |
| Applied Mathematics | Business Economics |
| Business Analytics | Global Development |
| Political Science | Kinesiology |
| Finance and Management | Computer Science |
| Philosophy, Politics and Economics | International Business and Finance |
| Real Estate | Classical and Mediterranean Studies |
| Accounting | Chemical Engineering |
| Mathematics | Psychology |
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The average base salary for the MS Finance Class of 2024 was $91,211.
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