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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

36 Colleges
$52,044 Avg Salary
$24,671 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Finance & Financial Management School for You

Finance & Financial Management is the #45 most popular major in the country with 5,784 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for finance majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Finance & Financial Management Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for finance and financial management students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for finance and financial management students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best finance and financial management programs. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for finance and financial management students. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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#9

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#10

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton ranked #10 on this year’s Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best Finance & Financial Management Colleges by State

Explore the best finance and financial management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 102
Illinois 244
Ohio 307
Indiana 78
Wisconsin 47

Finance & Financial Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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 25 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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