Which District of Columbia finance program has the lowest debt?

Georgetown University reports the lowest median federal debt, $16,877, with first-year pay of $106,218.

How much do finance graduates earn in District of Columbia?

The median across 5 District of Columbia finance bachelor's programs is $81,074 in the first year after graduating and $103,137 five years after.

How many finance bachelor's programs are in District of Columbia?

5 District of Columbia programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Finance (Bachelor's) Programs in District of Columbia, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

5 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Finance and Financial Management Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median District of Columbia finance bachelor's program pays its graduates $81,074 in their first year, $27,701 more than the national median. Georgetown University reports the highest first-year pay ($106,218), and Georgetown University the lowest median debt ($16,877).

Median first-year pay$81,074National $53,373

Median pay after 5 years$103,137National $77,457

Median federal debt$19,959National $23,250

Debt-to-earnings26%National 44%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Georgetown UniversityWashington · private nonprofit	$106,218	$152,931	$16,877	16%
2	American UniversityWashington · private nonprofit	$83,505	$103,137	$22,625	27%
3	Howard UniversityWashington · private nonprofit	$81,074	$81,259	$19,959	25%
4	George Washington UniversityWashington · private nonprofit	$73,833	$131,971	$19,000	26%
5	Catholic University of AmericaWashington · private nonprofit	$64,618	$100,395	$24,620	38%

Debt and first-year pay at every District of Columbia finance program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the District of Columbia medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

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

$168,000

Median pay in District of Columbia. 36,150 people work in this job in District of Columbia. 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.

Bottom 10%: $88,590Top 10%: $312,070

Financial Managers

$188,880

Median pay in District of Columbia. 8,930 people work in this job in District of Columbia. 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.

Bottom 10%: $130,880Top 10%: $349,420

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

$72,010

Median pay in District of Columbia. 1,500 people work in this job in District of Columbia. 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.

Bottom 10%: $51,830Top 10%: $215,070

Financial and Investment Analysts

$105,780

Median pay in District of Columbia. 3,670 people work in this job in District of Columbia. 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.

Bottom 10%: $67,620Top 10%: $207,330

Common questions

Georgetown University in Washington reports the highest median first-year pay, $106,218. Its median federal debt is $16,877.

Finance (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked407 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
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 District of Columbia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the finance bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024