University of Tulsa Finance (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Finance and Financial Management Services
- Private nonprofit university
- Tulsa, OK
- About 30 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of Tulsa finance graduates earn more than graduates of most finance programs nationally, $65,012 in their first year. Where this program stands out is debt. The typical graduate leaves with $20,250 in federal loans, less than at 76% of finance programs in the country. Strong value, but not one of the highest-paying finance degrees in Oklahoma.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Oklahoma and national columns are the medians across all finance bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, University of Tulsa graduates earn more than the national figure and about $2,979 more than the Oklahoma median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Oklahoma finance program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Oklahoma medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 32% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $215 a month, or 4.0% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
60% of graduates (18 of 30) were working in Oklahoma one year after graduating. Prices in the Tulsa area are about 11% below the national average, so a $65,012 salary here buys what about $72,872 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to finance, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
General and Operations Managers
$90,430Median pay in Oklahoma. 43,890 people work in this job in Oklahoma. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 285,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Financial Managers
$132,460Median pay in Oklahoma. 6,670 people work in this job in Oklahoma. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 65,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
$76,080Median pay in Oklahoma. 2,310 people work in this job in Oklahoma. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 35,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Financial and Investment Analysts
$79,640Median pay in Oklahoma. 1,550 people work in this job in Oklahoma. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About University of Tulsa
Finance ranks 6th of 11 bachelor's programs at University of Tulsa by first-year earnings. The top three are Electrical Engineering ($74,770), Nursing ($74,029), and Computer Science ($73,787).
Other finance bachelor's programs near Tulsa
Common questions
The median graduate earns $65,012 one year after graduating and $85,797 five years after. The median across finance bachelor's programs in Oklahoma is $56,916.
The median federal loan balance is $20,250, which ranks 2nd lowest of 5 finance bachelor's programs in Oklahoma. That works out to about $215 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 31% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 44%.
Most do. 60% (18 of 30) were working in Oklahoma one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Oklahoma comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the finance program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024