Overview

Finance has become the universal language of commerce - cutting across industries, countries, and circumstances. Finance is an indispensable tool for fueling innovation and economic growth and appropriately managing risk.

Concentrating in Business Finance from Western Kentucky University equips students well for careers in law and government in addition to the private sector.

Graduates have:

Been offered positions with firms across the United States;
Attended national conferences in Chicago and New York City;
Toured corporate finance offices and banking institutions in our region;
Gone on to law school;
Pursued M.B.A.'s and other advanced degrees;
Started their own businesses;

Students benefit from membership in the award winning WKU Financial Management Association Student Chapter, which offers numerous networking and professional opportunities.

Career Paths - Business Finance

The WKU B.S. Finance (Business Finance degree path) provides a pathway to a broad variety of possible careers. Essentially, the Business in Finance program supports careers in which the utilization of money - through investing in a business or in publicly held companies, through lending to other companies, or into projects within a firm or its divisions - is to be undertaken with proper due diligence and oversight. In short, the business finance degree focuses on the efficient, effective management of money.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Fundamentals of Communication & Public Speaking
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Statistics
Career Readiness in Finance
Principles of Finance

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bowling Green, United States

Disciplines

Economics Finance Statistics View 993 other Bachelors in Finance in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed application (open WKU application for admission)
Minimum academic requirements: Freshmen: 2.5 GPA / Transfer:* 2.0 GPA
*Students with 24 or more earned hours of college credit
English proficiency requirements
$75 non-refundable application fee
Official Academic Records from schools attended with grades and any degrees/diplomas/certificates received. Should also include a literal English translation.
Financial Evidence of Support must be provided to obtain an I-20
Students transferring from within the US will need to fill out the Transfer-In Form

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

29030 USD / year

≈ 29030 USD / year
Out-of-State

27000 USD / year

≈ 27000 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

12072 USD / year

≈ 12072 USD / year

Living costs

Bowling Green

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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Living costs

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