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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 249 degrees and certificates were awarded to finance and financial management students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #78 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top California Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Finance & Financial Management

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best finance and financial management schools in California. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great place for finance and financial management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 73
Oregon 26
Nevada 8
Alaska 1

One of 20 majors within the area of study, finance and financial management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
Human Resource Management 12,117
General Business/Commerce 9,137

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Dave Dugdale.

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