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A: As of 2014, the average starting salary for someone with a finance degree is $57,300. This figure makes a finance degree the eighth most valuable college degree and the only one associated with high entry level pay rates not in a tech field.
The common income is typically high with both degrees, but a finance degree is somewhat better. People with economics degrees will typically make around $70,000 to $115,000 at their peak. If you have a finance degree, then you can expect around $65,000 to $170,000.